THE REFINER'S FIRE

Malachi 3:2(But who may abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness).

Romans 12:1(I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service).

The Levite are chosen by God as His ministers, they are separated as His own, they are living sacrifices; which means they have no will, everything they do is according to the will of God. They have no inheritance among their brethren; the Most High God is their inheritance. The intention of God is for us to be like the Levite from the beginning. The Levite were the only one among their brethren that could access the throne of grace because they were chosen and purified by God but the sacrifice of Jesus in the cross of Calvary has given every one of us access to the throne of God; that is the beauty of salvation. The bible says that as a redeemed child of God, you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, a living sacrifice, a priest and a king ordained to rule here on earth (1Peter 2:9). Redemption has made me and you a Levite; you are unique and you are called to operate in a different realm. If God is your inheritance, then you have nothing to worry about because He will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus and He is a very rich God (Philippians 4:19). Part of the requirement to access our inheritance in God is sanctification and purification. God told Abraham that He is his exceeding great reward and Abraham became a generational blessing till today (Genesis 15:1).  We are redeemed to live according to the will of God. Matthew 6:10(Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven). Even the Holy Spirit intercedes for us according to the will of God (Romans 8:27). God has a plan for you and I. Jeremiah 29:11(For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end). The problem lies in us; can you withstand the heat, would you wait for Him to come, can you submit everything to His will and become a living sacrifice. It is for our own good; His commandments are not grievous and they are for our profiting (Hebrews 12:11). We are from above and we are to operate on heaven principles if we must access our inheritance in Christ. Revelation 5:12(Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing). We will not be accepted as a living sacrifice except we go through the refiner’s fire and come out as gold and silver. Remember Jesus Christ is to present a clean church to God without wrinkles and we are the church not the building; the building is just the structure. Some of us are still going through the refiner’s fire while some have not made up their mind but the earlier the better because that height you want to reach in your career you may never get there without purification. You need God to get there and to stay there; He is the only guarantee that your enemies will not bring you down. You need the presence of God to maintain or sustain your height and His eyes cannot withhold uncleanness. We are here on earth to serve God and our service cannot be accepted without purification and an unacceptable service cannot attract rewards. The three Hebrew boys (Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego) went through their own refiner’s fire and became a celebrity and were promoted. The refiner’s fire is for our promotion. We are the raw material for silver and gold and God is the purifier which means inside everyone us is silver and gold; it just needs to be purified. That’s why God is saying, what you are asking for is already inside you, but would you allow me to help you bring it out; something is covering it and it needs to be clean but the fullers’ soap and the refiner’s fire is in His hand. He will see you through all the trials and make sure you will not get burnt; all He requires of you is total surrender to His will. It is not everyone that cried, Lord, I am available, use me that were able to wait for the days of His coming; they could not withstand the fire. Jesus says when the son of man comes will he find faith on the earth (Luke 18:8). Many have dropped out because of impatience, some are almost there before they turn back but that will not be you in Jesus name. Every journey begins with the first step; salvation is the first to our purification. If you have not made up your mind to summit to His will, please do it right now by praying the salvation prayer below.

Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and savior. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.

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