What's your Silver? (Jeremiah 6:28-30) (Matthew 24:37-39) (Revelation 3:20)
What’s your Silver?
“They
are the worst kind of rebel,
Full
of slander.
They
are as hard as bronze and iron,
And
they lead others into corruption.
The
bellows fiercely fan the flames
to
burn out the corruption.
But
it does not purify them,
For
the wickedness remains.
I
will label them ‘Rejected Silver,’
For
I, the Lord, am discarding them.”(Jeremiah 6:28-30)
God looks at us like an
appraiser of metals. He wants quality in
his silver. He wants to see his
reflection. He wants to see Jesus in us. We
are his showpiece to the world, let’s not have too high an opinion of ourselves.
What’s your silver? Too
many impurities? Too many foreign metals
in it? No, not good enough! God wants the purest kind of silver, nice and
supple.
Jesus said that he is
coming soon and that was over 2000 years ago.
He must be close or is it another 1000 years from now? Nevertheless, our lives must remain at the
highest standard of quality. Jesus’ quality.
But the point of this
passage focuses on the patience of God.
While the bellows try to fan the flames so that the impurities will disappear,
they don’t, and the wickedness remains.
The silver at that point becomes “Rejected”. The people had been so stubborn that no
amount of preaching and influence or even love would turn them back to God. Like it was in the days of Noah so will it be
before Jesus comes back.(Matthew 24:37-39)
He loves you too much to
let you go. The goal should be Jesus in
us, the hope of Glory.
He wants quality for our
good and for His Glory.
During this Christmas and
throughout the next year, may we all let Jesus shine in us like the brightest
silver ball on the Christmas tree. Is Jesus in the picture of your life?
If Jesus has knock on the
door of your heart, please let him in (Revelation 3:20).
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