Was greatly blessed by this story. True to Tinki's bad bad habit of highly analistic tendencies concerning sentence structure and composition style, it has been tweaked to her liking. Even so, rest assured for the gist of the story has been kept intact. She's anal that way, too. Heh. Well, may this story bless you in some way, too.
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Malachi 3:3a
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"He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver;..."
– New King James Version (NKJV)
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Malachi 3:3a
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"He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver;..."
– New King James Version (NKJV)
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
What does this statement mean? What did it say about the character and nature of God? Well, one woman went out of her way to find out. The woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention any reasons for her interest beyond her curiosity with the process of refining silver.
Finally, the day came. As she watched the silversmith, she saw him hold a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, he needed to hold the silver right in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest so as to burn away all the impurities within.
The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: "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, "Yes!" In fact, 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 beyond use.
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."
The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: "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, "Yes!" In fact, 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 beyond use.
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."
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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. 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. You're that someone.
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Thanks, 'bee, for listening. Talking to you was therapeutic.
=) Take care, Mee. Love you. Will see you soon, okay. Muaks.
this is good ...wow .. now that paints a mental image whenever i read the verse now ..thanks tinki
aiseh, Pam's getting spiritual eh ?
lagi quote bible samore...pheewitt
Hey babe,
My heart is always with you despite where I am. ALWAYS. You can always count on me, I am just an sms away.
Love you,
Nisha
Great! Another soul back on fire for God! Hallelujah! *twink twink* =)
ATTN: jono
– Now you know. Pheewitt, indeed! If only you could hear me pheewitt myself. Haha.
ATTN: nisha
– Thanks, babe. I appreciate it. I miss you heaps. Sigh. Love you, too.
ATTN: adhojlim
– Back on fire? Hmmm. When was the fire off?
No. Never off. But now the fire is even higher than before. Keep on burning in the presence of Jesus! Cheers,=)
That save was an obvious one. Nice try though.
hehe ;)
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