"He will sit as a refiner and
purifier of silver."
Malachi 3:3
Heat of the Fire
This verse puzzled some women in a
Bible study and they wondered what this
statement meant about the character and nature
of God. One of the women offered to find out
the process of refining silver and get back to
the group at their next Bible Study.
That week, the woman called a silversmith and
made an appointment to watch him at work. She
didn't mention anything about the reason for
her interest beyond her curiosity about the
process of refining silver. As she watched
the silversmith, he held a piece of silver
over the fire and let it heat up. He explained
that in refining silver, one needed to hold
the silver in the middle of the fire where the
flames were hottest so as to burn away all the
impurities.
The woman thought about God holding us in such
a hot spot then she thought again about the
verse that says: "He sits as a refiner and
purifier of silver."
She asked the silversmith if it was true that
he had to sit there in front of the fire the
whole time the silver was being refined. The
silversmith answered that yes, he not only had
to sit there holding the silver, but he had to
keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it
was in the fire. If the silver was left a
moment too long in the flames, it would be
destroyed.
The woman was silent for a moment. Then she
asked the silversmith, "How do you know when
the silver is fully refined?" He smiled at her
and answered, "Oh, that's easy - when I see my
image in it."
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire,
remember that God has His eye on you and will
keep watching you until He sees His image in
you.
P.U.S.H - Pray Until Something Happens!
"Lord Dictated
Them"
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