Silver and gold are precious metals, but in their raw state their value is not visible. A goldsmith or silversmith submits them to the highest temperatures in order to clean them of the impurities. He works skillfully to transform those elements into precious jewels.

The Almighty God does the same to purify and prepare His children for eternal life.

Sometimes, He allows us to go through such great difficulties that we feel as if we were in a furnace.

Yet He never abandons us for a moment during this process of purification of faith. Just like a goldsmith, the Lord accompanies “His jewels” closely, so that His Work can be completed with perfection. Those who are born of God will never be destroyed by fire but will come out of it purified and valuable. So if you are in the “furnace” do not run away! Trust in God’s being done in you, because God will show the world His power and His greatness through your life.