Friday, August 07, 2009

Purifier of silver

How hard is it at times to be faithful to God and the words that you profess out of your mouth?
It can be difficult sometimes to be obedient to the Word of God (the bible) because your flesh, the self, that wants to go in the opposite direction to where the spirit of God wants to lead you. But I thank the Almighty, that He has given us all that we need to be faithful, obedient and disciplined in this life.
I am going through a tough period in my life at the moment where there's the devil that comes with discouragement and negativity then there's God and His word that lets me know that I am going through this to become like Him.

The scripture says in Malachi 3:3

"And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness."
As silver has to be placed in the fire to become pure, so we have to be placed in fires in this life. The firey trials that come, whether it comes in the form of finances, family problems, death, or unemployment, have to come so that the image of God is seen in us.
It has to be evident!
I was speaking to an uncle of mine and complaining about my own fires and he was reminding me of how we are here to be perfected by God. How can I learn patience if things don't happen for me to learn patience? How can I learn any of Christs character if I am not put in a place to be tried?
We have to be tried, as gold is tried in the fire. We have to be purified as silver is purified. So what I need to do is to keep looking to God who can perfect me and I will be perfected when he can see his image in me.