"He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness." Malachi 3:3
We learn from this passage and other Scriptures that part of God’s role in our lives is to refine us, just as a refiner would refine precious metals like gold or silver.
A refiner’s fire melts down a metal, such as gold or silver, for purification purposes. Once a metal is in its melted down state, the dross in the metal rises to the top and is then removed from the metal before it cools.
God knows our sins and our need for cleansing. We are precious to the Lord and for those of us who surrender to him, he will purify us.
A refiner’s fire does not destroy the metal, rather it allows the junk within to come up so that it can be removed. A refiner’s fire does not consume, it makes the metal better and more valuable. This comparison helps makes sense of what God’s redemptive work may look like and accomplish in each of us.
God will purify us in similar ways. He does not consume us, rather, being in relationship with God draws us to righteousness and away from sinfulness.
His mission in sending Jesus was to deal with the sin issue. He became the “lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world by His path on the cross and by baptizing us with the spirit and fire.
Remember the key here is to surrender to Him and staying in fellowship with Him. We must come to him in surrender
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.” Psalms 139:23
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