You Shall Be Refined As Silver
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 init"
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.
Pass this on.
This very moment, someone needs to know that God is watching over them.
And, whatever they're going through, they'll be a better person in the
end.