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Like Gold // Como ouro





“But He knows the way that I take, when He has tried me, I shall come out as gold” Job 23:10

 Have you ever seen a raw ore of gold? It looks like a regular rock. Nothing that captures your attention at first. But if you look it closely you would see that potential of that rock. If you melt on high temperature (about 1064°C = 1947°F) you would find something characterized by “softness or malleability that lends itself to being shaped into intricate structures without sophisticated metalworking equipment”.(link)
Okay! Who would have thought!

Let’s imagine you find an ore of gold. And you must look closely, would wear this piece of rock on your neck? Nobody would say that is gold, would it? I didn’t think so. SO, if you want to wear that gold you must refine it. And that process demands fire, and you must give it some shape, so you can use that piece of gold.

Now, let’s think this way. You and I are ores of gold. God is the refiner. He knows that you and I are special. He can see through us. But without the refining, what use do we have? We must be tried by fire and shaped into something. Take a look at the video and think about you being an ore. There are so many steps before becoming a jewel. It isn’t an easy and fast process that we must go through, so our true value can be truly expressed and seen. We will shine after that. He will use us for His purposes.

Some people think the refining process is fatal; it will kill their lives. They choose not to go through it. And they will never know their true value. They will live thinking they are shining all their potential. I am not saying that being refined isn’t painful; if the ore of gold could speak it would say that refining process hurt, a lot, unimaginably. But the ore of gold would choose to stay an ore or would choose to be a jewel, a very expensive jewel? The cost is high, but it is worth it.

We must endure our trials so we can shine our total potential. We shine God’s glory. The more we resist to recognize God’s work in us, the longer it will be the process. He is the only one who sees our real value, he sees right through us, through our roughness. He is the one who knows what kind of refining and shaping each one of us need.

You are ore of gold. Don’t you want to be a jewel of gold?

“Mas ele sabe o caminho que eu tomo, quando ele me provou, eu sairei como ouro” Job 23:10

 Você já viu um minério bruto de ouro? Parece um rocha regular. Nada que capte sua atenção no começo. Mas se você olhar de perto, você verá o potencial dessa rocha. Se você derreter em alta temperatura (aprox. 1064 ° C = 1947 ° F) você encontraria algo caracterizado por “maciez ou maleabilidade que se presta a ser moldado em estruturas intricadas sem sofisticados equipamentos de usinagem”.(link)
OK! Quem teria pensado!

Imaginemos que você encontre um minério de ouro. E você deve olhar de perto, usaria esse pedaço de rocha no seu pescoço? Ninguém diria que é ouro, diria? Euacho que não. Então, se você quiser usar esse ouro, você deve refiná-lo. E esse processo exige fogo, e você deve dar alguma forma, então você pode usar esse pedaço de ouro.

Agora vamos pensar assim. Você e eu somos minérios de ouro. Deus é o refinador. Ele sabe que você e eu somos especiais. Ele pode ver através de nós. Mas sem o refinamento, que uso temos? Devemos ser testados por fogo e moldados em algo. Dê uma olhada no vídeo e pense em você sendo um minério. Há tantos passos antes de se tornar uma jóia. Não é um processo fácil e rápido que devemos seguir, para então nosso verdadeiro valor ser verdadeiramente expresso e visto. Nós vamos brilhar depois disso. Ele nos usará para seus propósitos.

Algumas pessoas acham que o processo de refino é fatal; isso vai matar suas vidas. Eles escolhem não passar por isso. E eles nunca saberão seu verdadeiro valor. Eles viverão pensando que estão brilhando todo o seu potencial. Não estou dizendo que ser refinado não é doloroso; se o minério de ouro pudesse falar, diria que o processo de refinamento doía muito, inimaginavelmente. Mas o minério de ouro escolheria ficar um minério ou escolheria ser uma jóia, uma jóia muito cara? O custo é alto, mas vale a pena.

Devemos suportar nossas provações para que possamos brilhar nosso potencial total. Nós brilhamos a glória de Deus. Quanto mais resistimos em reconhecer a obra de Deus em nós, mais longo será o processo. Ele é o único que vê o nosso valor real, ele vê através de nós, através da nossa aspereza. Ele é quem sabe que tipo de refinamento e modelagem cada um de nós precisa.

Você é minério de ouro. Você não quer ser uma jóia de ouro?

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