Expedient Experiments
“ The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests the hearts.” Proverbs 17:3 NKJV http://bible.com/114/pro.17.3.nkjv Except for the mimicking of precious vessels, jars of clay have no business near the heat of the furnace. Nowadays, a measure of heat is coveted for the melting of some chemical compounds; and possibly for a good bonding of different sand and clay towards the making of the likes of precious vessels. But ideally, the heat of the furnace is the natural delight of silver and gold. The melting experiments are designed, not for a pretentious bonding, but for the removal of unwanted impurities. Likewise, the desires of vessels of honour is the removal of impurities, like pride and pretense, from the hearts. Have you ever wondered about the expediency of the heat of misfortunes in life? Furnace not funny, but the LORD tests the hearts through His expedient experiments.