Scripture: Galatians 3:3, Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?
Thoughts: We are drawn to God and being apart of the family by the work of the Holy Spirit. He is the one doing the work in our lives, our journey with God starts with our spirit being drawn to his spirit and the work of the Holy Spirit begins to start the refining process with us, because God accepts us were we are but loves us too much to let us stay there. We are not going to perfect ourselves through anything we do on our own but we will be perfected and refined into pour gold through the refiners fire. Here is a story someone wrote about their experience learning about silversmithing and the refining process.
As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.
The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot – then she thought again about the verse, that he sits as a refiner and purifier of silver. She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined.
The man answered “Yes”, and explained that he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left even a moment too long in the flames, it would be damaged.
The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, “How do you know when the silver is fully refined?”
He smiled at her and answered, “Oh, that’s easy. When I see my image in it.”
Let us all strive to get to the point where through the leading of the Holy Spirit we reflect as a mirror God to the world.
Prayer: Father I thank you for sending your Holy Spirit to the world and into the hearts of those who have come to you. I thank you for drawing me out of the place I was and into the place you have for me. I thank you for the provisions and blessings that you pour out each and every day. I ask that you continue to refine me and encourage my growth in you.
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