Raw silver extracted from the ground doesn’t look like the silver we think of when we buy or wear jewelry made from the precious metal.  The process of refining or eliminating the impurities or dross from the pure ore was particularly time-consuming.  A crucible or furnace and a bellows or blow-pipe were needed before the fluid metal was changed into a usable form.

 

Likewise, I believe God’s Word contains nothing worthless or useless.  The promises offered to me have been thoroughly tested in the process of living.  By standing firm on the flawless Word of God, I am being refined daily like precious silver to be made into something beautiful.

 

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Biblical References: Psalm 12:6; Proverbs 25:4;
Psalm 119:140; Psalm 18:30