Malachi 3:3. And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver:
Christ comes suddenly, but he comes to stay: "He shall sit." If he comes into our heart at this moment, - and he may come there suddenly, - he will come to stay there, and he will sit there "as a refiner and purifier of silver."
Malachi 3:3. 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.
Those men, called to holy service, shall offer unto the Lord offerings in righteousness after he has cleansed and purified them. You cannot worship God aright until you have been cleansed by Christ. Till then, you are like priests with defiled feet, unfit to come into the sanctuary of God; but when Christ has purified you, fail not to draw near to God, and to present your thanks-offering unto him.
Malachi 3:3. And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver:
Christ comes suddenly, but he comes to stay: "He shall sit." If he comes into our heart at this moment, - and he may come there suddenly, - he will come to stay there, and he will sit there "as a refiner and purifier of silver."
Malachi 3:3. 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.
Those men, called to holy service, shall offer unto the Lord offerings in righteousness after he has cleansed and purified them. You cannot worship God aright until you have been cleansed by Christ. Till then, you are like priests with defiled feet, unfit to come into the sanctuary of God; but when Christ has purified you, fail not to draw near to God, and to present your thanks-offering unto him.