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 to everyone you know. 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 any way you wish,
But you can only spend it once."
