Repair Process
"I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may know and test their ways. They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron; all of them act corruptly. The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed by the fire; in vain the refining goes on, for the wicked are not removed. Rejected silver they are called, for the Lord has rejected them."
Jeremiah 6:27-30 (ESV)
"In vain the refining goes on…."
I was working on a water pipe I needed to replace that had been in place for over 30 years. I could not loosen the joints. The more stubborn the joint, the more heat and force I applied. Eventually, the heat and force prevailed. The process would either break the pipe or fix it.
The "repair," or refining process, can be hot, uncomfortable, and, at times, downright brutal. I can understand going through a refining process if, in the end, I have been refined, but to go through the refining process and, in the end, be the same would be a tremendous waste of pain.
Jeremiah 6:27-30 (ESV)
"In vain the refining goes on…."
I was working on a water pipe I needed to replace that had been in place for over 30 years. I could not loosen the joints. The more stubborn the joint, the more heat and force I applied. Eventually, the heat and force prevailed. The process would either break the pipe or fix it.
The "repair," or refining process, can be hot, uncomfortable, and, at times, downright brutal. I can understand going through a refining process if, in the end, I have been refined, but to go through the refining process and, in the end, be the same would be a tremendous waste of pain.
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