A group of women were in the Bible study on the book of
Malachi. As they were studying chapter three, they came across verse three,
which says “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver” This verse puzzled
the women 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, this
woman called up 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 as t 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 “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 man answered saying, 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 smiles 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 and until He sees His image in
you.
Be_Inspired!!!
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