He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver

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Namaskar Amol,

 

Thanks for the wonderful and encouraging message.

 

Om Bholenath

 

 

 

 

, " Amol Wade "

<amolw wrote:

>

> Once a woman was puzzled and wondered what the Bible verse " He sits

> as a refiner and purifier of silver. " meant about the character and

> nature of God. She offered to find out the process of refining

silver

> and called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at

> work.

>

> 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 so 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 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 and, no matter whatever you are going through now, you will be

a

> better person in the end!

>