Thanks for the prayers...I thought it was a lovely thought, the silversmith
has to sit and watch, the silver is never left unattended...so even in the
hardest times of life, when it seems darkest, and God doesn't seem to
answer, He hasn't left us!
I needed to be reminded of that...
Rhonda

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Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 10:03 PM
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Subject: Re: refiner's fire

Rhonda,
How beautiful and what a powerful message!  Thanks for sharing it!
Huggs, blessings, and prayers for you and Ben
Virgie and Hoshi
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From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]>
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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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