Thought to share this with U: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, then I know its fully refined!.......'If
today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember
that God has his eye on you and 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 he/she is going
through will make him/her a better person in the end.
Jesus loves you.