Refining Silver
Refining Silver
>There was a group of women in a Bible study on the book of Malachi.
As
they were studying Chapter 3, they came across verse 3 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 about 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 in silver
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 "He will sit 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 even 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.
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