There was a group of women in a Bible study on the book of Malachi. As they were studying Chapter Three, they came across Verse Three which says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver".
This verse puzzled the women and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out about the process of refining silver and get back to the group
at their next study session.
That week this woman called up a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest in silver 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 man 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. For if the silver was left even 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 the easy part. Then I see my image reflected in it."
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire,remember that God has His eye on you and will keep His hand on you and watch over you until He sees His image in you.
The Refining Process
Testing Fire
Wonderful! This reminded me of the following two verses of the Ginan "Travenni Sansaar Maa(n)he" that a recited a couple of weeks ago.
ejee gurnar paarkhu(n) aavee-aa, ved pure chhe saa(n)kh
taavee tolleene tapaas she, sudhaa dese sulaakh..............5
O momins: The Guide and the Master (Haazar Imaam) has come
as the Evaluator (to test people). The scriptures bear testimony
to this fact. By testing in fire (trials and tribulations) and weighing
on scales, he will purify and perfect the ones who are successful.
ejee je koi khottaa thai ne neesaryaa, te jaashe dojakh ne darbaar
kharaa ne khajaanaa saaheb so(m)pashe, deshe bahest didaar...6
O momins: Those who will prove to be false, will go to the gathering of hell.
To those who will prove to be real, the Lord will handover heavenly
treasures and grant them the Divine glimpse.
ejee gurnar paarkhu(n) aavee-aa, ved pure chhe saa(n)kh
taavee tolleene tapaas she, sudhaa dese sulaakh..............5
O momins: The Guide and the Master (Haazar Imaam) has come
as the Evaluator (to test people). The scriptures bear testimony
to this fact. By testing in fire (trials and tribulations) and weighing
on scales, he will purify and perfect the ones who are successful.
ejee je koi khottaa thai ne neesaryaa, te jaashe dojakh ne darbaar
kharaa ne khajaanaa saaheb so(m)pashe, deshe bahest didaar...6
O momins: Those who will prove to be false, will go to the gathering of hell.
To those who will prove to be real, the Lord will handover heavenly
treasures and grant them the Divine glimpse.
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Re: The Refining Process
<BR><BR>Thanks Layla... made my day.layla wrote:<BR>If today you are feeling the heat of the fire,remember that God has His eye o­n you and will keep His hand o­n you and watch over you until He sees His image in you.<BR>
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