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Name: Puja

had been down the last couple of days and saw this msg in the mailbox today and thought of all u guys on the board so sharing it with all


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 reasonfor 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.

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