February 9, 2012
The fire only refines, it does not destroy. We are to be brought through the fire, not left in it. The Lord values His people as silver, and therefore He is at pains to purge away their dross. If we are wise, we will welcome the refining process.
The Dross Purged
"I will bring the one-third through the fire, will refine them as silver is fined, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'This is My people,' and each one will say, 'The Lord is my God..'"
~ Zechariah 13:9
"Grace transmutes us into precious metal, and then the fire and the furnace follow as a necessary consequence. Would we sooner be accounted worthless that we might enjoy repose, like the stones of the field? No, Lord, we will gladly be cast into the furnace rather than be cast out from Your presence!
The fire only refines, it does not destroy. We are to be brought through the fire, not left in it. The Lord values His people as silver, and therefore He is at pains to purge away their dross. If we are wise, we will welcome the refining process. O Lord, You test us indeed! we are ready to melt under the fierceness of the flame. Still, this is Your way and Your way is best. Sustain us under the trial and complete the process of our purifying, and we will be Yours forever."
(By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
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