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Welcome Silver!

I heard this little Parable once about Silver and I'll never forget it. Hope you enjoy.

Some time ago, a few ladies met to study the scriptures. While reading
the 3rd chapter of Malachi, they came upon a remarkable statement in the
3rd verse: "He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver" (Malachi 3:3).
One lady decided to visit a silversmith, and report to the others on what
he said about the subject. She went accordingly, and without telling the
silversmith the reason for her visit, begged him to tell her about the
process of refining silver.

After he had fully described it to her, she asked, "Sir, do you watch while
the work of refining is going on?" "Oh, yes ma'am," replied the
silversmith. "I must sit and watch the furnace constantly, for, if the time
necessary for refining is exceeded in the slightest degree, the silver will
be injured." The lady at once saw the beauty and comfort of the
statement, "He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." God sees it as
necessary to put His children into the furnace -- but His eye is steadily
intent on the work of purifying, and His wisdom and love are both
engaged in the best manner for us. Our trials do not come at random, and
He will not let us be tested beyond what we can endure.

Before she left, the lady asked one final question, "How do you know
when the process is finished?" "Oh, that's quite simple," replied the
silversmith . . . "When I can see my own image in the silver, the refining
process is complete."
 
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