Proverbs 17:3
The fining
pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold:
but the Lord trieth the hearts.
There is a
tool used in refining precious metals that takes the impurities out of them so
that purer gold and silver comes forth.
This fining pot is heated up and from the temperature the elements that
are not pure come to the top and are able to be removed by the goldsmith. Here the Lord, Himself, is likened to the
fining pot. He is the One who can have
the same effect on our hearts. Our
hearts can have hidden hurts, bitterness, pride, confusion or pride. These things are not to be part of the clean
heart the Lord desires within us. When
we spend time in His presence and pour out our hearts before Him, His holy fire
will begin to search us and that which should be confessed and forsaken often
comes to the surface.
There is no
fear in love and the fire of His presence is never to be feared. Anything He wishes to reveal to us is
intended for our good and His glory. As
we grow in the knowledge of Him, that which is not pure within us begins to be
obvious and we will gladly renounce it and seek Him to cleanse us. Sometimes we believe that the Lord is dealing
with actions when it is the heart behind them He wishes to purify.
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