God is Faithful - Rob Sherwin

What I love so much about my experience of God is his faithfulness and his way of using all the challenges of life to do something good. I remain convinced God is Good and bad stuff doesn’t come from him; (there are other sources at play in our world) because he promises in Romans 8:28 “He works ALL things for the Good of those who love Him”

We are often focused on the outcome, but he does his best work in the process and we often need to remind ourselves of that.

In Malachi 3:3 it states “He sits as a smelter and refiner of silver” This is often how he works with us in the heat of a situation.

I have recently come through several challenges and thinking I had a respite, another situation raised its head and I felt like I was back in the fire.

Having read that verse “He sits as a smelter and refiner of silver” I researched how a smelter refines silver… and yes it’s very hot; nearly 1000 degrees C, but it’s the care and attention the smelter gives that reassures.

Firstly he sits and watches with his full attention. He holds it in exactly the right position for exactly the right time. He watches over it until all the impurities are removed.

If he’s not satisfied with the result, it goes back in the fire.

He also knows if it stays in too long it will damage the silver, so will never leave it in the flame beyond what is safe.

Before modern technology, how did he know it was pure? He would get close to see his own image perfectly reflected!

So when I felt …oh no not again….I’m back in the fire… I reassured my heart that the one who holds me sits closely in the heat and watches over me with care, commitment and purpose… in fact I ended up having a little chuckle …I knew what was really going on… more refining!!

But I’m in safe hands.

He’s the same God of whom the psalmist said in

Psalm 66:12

we went through fire and water,

but you brought us to a place of abundance.

If you love God and His Christ, be reassured He’s working all things to His purpose and your good!