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.!
You need to know that God is
watching over you. And
whatever you're going
through, you'll be a better
person in the end.
