“He Will Sit Like A Refiner Of Silver, Burning Away The Dross” (Malachi 3:3 NLT).
Hmm, refiner; yes, of precious metals, but of people? Hardly thinkable; worse still acceptable. When God as a Refiner works to purify our lives, we see only the fire, and feel only the pain. We do not see the Master’s Hand, how much less His Love; so we question Him with anxious tears and fears, wondering what the hex He is doing with our lives. But our lives in the fire of purification are managed by a Heart so Loving, that it would not permit the slightest damage and any unnecessary pain.
This Refiner sits, looking intently at the Image that He is moulding; the Image of the First among Equals; yes, He is looking at the Image of His Dear Son. And until our lives attain to this perfection, Agape Love will not let us out of the fire, no matter how much we shout and wail for deliverance. Tough love we would say; and truly it is; because this fire and the process of purification is Our Coronation!
Yes, He sits as a Refiner of silver, ensuring that not the tiniest iota of dross remains. Glory in the highest to the most Wonderful and Holy Name of Our Consummate and Loving Refiner, The Almighty and Everlasting God; Amen.
Have a God-Focused and Blessed day, Amen.
Further Reading: Lam 3:22-23, 31-36; Isaiah 48:10-11; John 3:16-18.
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