Silversmith

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This came from Jody......

 

 

Some time ago, a few ladies met in a certain city to study the Scriptures.

While reading the third chapter of Malachi, they came upon a remarkable

expression in the third verse: And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of

silver. (Malachi 3:3) One lady proposed to visit a silversmith and report

to them on what he said about the subject. She went accordingly, and without

telling the object of her errand, begged the silversmith to tell her about

the process of refining silver.

 

After he had fully described it to her, she asked, " But Sir, do you sit

while

the work of refining is going on? " " Oh, yes madam, " replied the

silversmith;

" I must sit with my eye steadily fixed on the furnace, for if the time

necessary for refining be exceeded in the slightest degree, the silver will

be injured. " The lady at once saw the beauty, and comfort too, of the

expression, " He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver. "

 

God sees it needful to put His children into a furnace; His eye is steadily

intent on the work of purifying, and His wisdom and love are both engaged in

the best manner for us. Our trials do not come at random, and He will not

let

us be tested beyond what we can endure.

 

Before she left, the lady asked one final question, " When do you know the

process is complete? " " Why that is quite simple, " replied the silversmith.

" When I can see my own image in the silver, the refining process is

finished. "