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Rhonda,
How beautiful and what a powerful message! Thanks for sharing it!
Huggs, blessings, and prayers for you and Ben
Virgie and Hoshi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 8:21 PM
Subject: refiner's fire
>I got this from another list,
> Interesting...
>> Refiner's Fire
>> > 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 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 silversmith 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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