Refiners Fire~
Malachi 3:3 says: “He will sit as a refiner andpurifier of silver.”
This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study andthey wondered what thisstatement meant about the character and nature of God.
One of the women offered to find out the process ofrefining silver and getback to the group at their next Bible Study.
That week, the woman called a silversmith and made anappointment to watchhim at work. She didn’t mention anything about thereason for her interestbeyond her curiosity about the process of refiningSilver.
As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece ofsilver over the fire andlet it heat up. He explained that in refining silver,one needed to hold thesilver in the middle of the fire where the flames werehottest as to burnaway all the impurities.
The woman thought about God holding us in such a hotspot; then she thoughtagain about the verse that says: “He sits as a refinerand purifier ofsilver.” She asked the silversmith if it was true thathe had to sit therein front of the fire the whole time the silver wasbeing refined.
The man answered that yes, he not only had to sitthere holding the silver,but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entiretime it was in thefire. If the silver was left a moment too long in theflames, it would bedestroyed.
The woman was silent for a moment, then she asked thesilversmith, “How doyou know when the silver is fully refined?”
He smiled at her and answered, “Oh, that’s easy –when I see my image init.”
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire,remember that God has his eyeon you and will keep watching you until He sees Hisimage in you.
When I read this, my first thoughts were “I get it God“. I am always asking God “when is it going to be better?” “When am I going to have it easy God?” It’s not going to get better. It’s not going to be easy. We live in a fallen world with evil and disaster. And instead of blaming God for giving me such a crappy life with stress and chaos, I need to learn to live with this and learn from the many things He is making me go through. I bring upon my own messes MOST of the time and then sit back and wonder why my life is the way it is. I am burning and it hurts so bad but I am going to have faith that my image will be seen through that silver.
This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study andthey wondered what thisstatement meant about the character and nature of God.
One of the women offered to find out the process ofrefining silver and getback to the group at their next Bible Study.
That week, the woman called a silversmith and made anappointment to watchhim at work. She didn’t mention anything about thereason for her interestbeyond her curiosity about the process of refiningSilver.
As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece ofsilver over the fire andlet it heat up. He explained that in refining silver,one needed to hold thesilver in the middle of the fire where the flames werehottest as to burnaway all the impurities.
The woman thought about God holding us in such a hotspot; then she thoughtagain about the verse that says: “He sits as a refinerand purifier ofsilver.” She asked the silversmith if it was true thathe had to sit therein front of the fire the whole time the silver wasbeing refined.
The man answered that yes, he not only had to sitthere holding the silver,but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entiretime it was in thefire. If the silver was left a moment too long in theflames, it would bedestroyed.
The woman was silent for a moment, then she asked thesilversmith, “How doyou know when the silver is fully refined?”
He smiled at her and answered, “Oh, that’s easy –when I see my image init.”
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire,remember that God has his eyeon you and will keep watching you until He sees Hisimage in you.
When I read this, my first thoughts were “I get it God“. I am always asking God “when is it going to be better?” “When am I going to have it easy God?” It’s not going to get better. It’s not going to be easy. We live in a fallen world with evil and disaster. And instead of blaming God for giving me such a crappy life with stress and chaos, I need to learn to live with this and learn from the many things He is making me go through. I bring upon my own messes MOST of the time and then sit back and wonder why my life is the way it is. I am burning and it hurts so bad but I am going to have faith that my image will be seen through that silver.
1 comment:
Your link from your other blog is not working. I did a search to find your new one.
Are you still using Bob Jones for some of your schooling? If I'm remembering correctly anyway.
I was just wondering what you thought about their English program. I ordered English 5 for my oldest.
Blessings,
Linda<><
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