Pro 17:3 “The fining pot is for silver, and the
furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.”
Different metals purify at different temperatures. But, one
must be careful to get the temperature just right, so that you don’t lose any
of the precious metal being refined. Otherwise, you’ll burn it too much and it
all turns to dust.
In this process it brings the dross (Isa 1:25; Pro 25:4) to
the surface, forming a thin crust and is scrapped off. Dross is the concentration
of the impurities that were once within the metal, but now they are being
separated by the perfect application of heat.
The process is vigilant, requiring the refiner to apply the
right amount of fire and heat without scorching the metal, again all the while
the dross separates revealing the true value within.
This is the same refinement the Lord uses on our hearts (Psa
119:119).
With just the right amount of heat and trial, the Vigilant
Refiner burns away the dross that is not just buried within us but has been a
part of us for as long as we can remember. Peter says, "These trials will show that your faith is
genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith
is far more precious than mere gold" (1Pt 1:7).
If you’re in the Refiner’s Fire now don’t pull away and run,
be patient and endure the heat because a greater beauty within is rising to the
surface. The Lord will not scorch you but will separate you from that which
hides your beauty.
The presence of the Lord was in the furnace for the three
Hebrew boys. (Dan 3)
HSAY… Todd
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