Pure Reflection

A silversmith knows that before he can craft the metal, he must first remove the dross, or impurities from it.  The silver is heated to a molten state, and as the dross raises to the top, it is skimmed off.  This is repeated until the smith can see his reflection in the liquid silver.  What an awesome analogy for our relationship with our “smith”.  God is carefully, and lovingly removing our dross, by turning up the heat of conviction, removing our “gunk”, until he can see His reflection in us. “Remove the dross from the silver, and out comes material for the silversmith…” Proverbs 25:4