As I am reading through a chapter of Proverbs a day during the month of March, I have found that there are usually one or two verses each day that just jump off the page to me. Today, Proverbs 25:4 was that verse...which is intriguing to me...I have been thinking about it all day. The truth in this verse has always been commonplace to me. It's one of those things that you hear all the time growing up in church...which presents a problem because some truths lose their effect when you hear them over and over again. This is also one of the first times that I have read this verse in the NLT translation of the Bible, so I feel like I gained a new understanding of it.
God is the Potter...or in this case, the Silversmith. We are the silver that is impure and without purpose on our own...we cannot grow or become who God has created us to be until He removes the impurities from our lives and hearts. This is not a very pleasant process...in fact, it is usually painful...but we know that we must allow the Lord to refine us and strip away the things that hold us back before we can become anything of value. I'm not quite sure why the discipline of God has been on my heart lately, but it just seems to keep popping up during accountability, reading for my quiet time, and just conversations with people. I just pray that the Lord will change me and mold me, because I have so far to go...I am truly under construction.
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