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THE SILVERSMITH
Autjor Unknown
June 8, 2011

Some time ago, a few ladies met in a certain city to study the
scriptures. While reading the third chapter of Malachi, they came
upon a remarkable expression in the third verse:

"And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver (Malachi 3:3)"

One lady proposed to visit a silversmith, and report to them on what
he said about the subject. She went accordingly, and without telling
the object of her errand, begged the silversmith to tell her about
the process of refining silver.

After he had fully described it to her, she asked, "But Sir, do you
sit while the work of refining is going on?"

"Oh, yes madam," replied the silversmith; "I must sit with my eyes
steadily fixed on the furnace, for if the time necessary for refining
be exceeded in the slightest degree, the silver will be injured."

The lady at once saw the beauty, and comfort too, of the expression,
"He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." God sees it
needful to put His children into a furnace; 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, "When do you know
the process is complete?"

"Why, that is quite simple," replied the silversmith. "When I can see
my own image in the silver, the refining process is finished."

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