Rhonda,
It was a great reminder for me as well!  What I love about the list is the 
wonderful people we have here and there is always a message that speaks to 
us and gives us just what we need to hear at the precise time we need to be 
reminded.  Thanks,
Virgie and Hoshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: refiner's fire


> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of VIRGIE UNDERWOOD
> 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
> ----- 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.
>>
>> __._,_.___
>>
>