Fwd: FW: Malachi 3:3..........

January 14, 2008

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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.

Pass this on right now. 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.

" Life is a coin. You can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend

it once. "

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