Malachi 3:3 says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver"
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 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 man 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.
Know that God is watching over you. And, whatever situation you're going through, will cause you to be a better person in the end. Remain Blessed.
What a great blessing it is to know that our Mighty God is watching over us. That when the situations around us seem to only increase and our hope seems to decrease; it is for our good, and for the best. Remember that even in the hottest seasons of your life it is when God is truly shaping you into His perfect image, so that you may "shine like stars in the universe." What a glorious promise, to know that in the middle of our storms God is purifying our flawed selfs so that we may be taken from glory to glory until the day Our Lord comes to take us to be with Him forever.
"Yo soy de mi amado, y de nadie mas. En El esta mi contentamiento."
In hot pursuit,
Sarahi
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 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 man 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.
Know that God is watching over you. And, whatever situation you're going through, will cause you to be a better person in the end. Remain Blessed.
What a great blessing it is to know that our Mighty God is watching over us. That when the situations around us seem to only increase and our hope seems to decrease; it is for our good, and for the best. Remember that even in the hottest seasons of your life it is when God is truly shaping you into His perfect image, so that you may "shine like stars in the universe." What a glorious promise, to know that in the middle of our storms God is purifying our flawed selfs so that we may be taken from glory to glory until the day Our Lord comes to take us to be with Him forever.
"Yo soy de mi amado, y de nadie mas. En El esta mi contentamiento."
In hot pursuit,
Sarahi
2 comments:
truly nice one!! i'm goin to quote tis illustration next time i tell someone about this refining/maturing Christian life of ours ... thanx gal!! ... take care & God Bless
I have heard it before but in a different way, well a different story. But it really goes with what I am going through now I just hope God takes me out of the fire soon..Its hard but scripture quotes, " I can do all things through Christ who strenghtens me "
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