24 Caret Gold, All Bling Bling

Right now Cash4Gold is wanting your gold. Your jewelry, your bracelets, your earrings, your necklaces, even your engagement ring. They don’t care what shape its in, how many scratches that bracelet of yours has or how old it is. Antique or “Made in China” last month, if it has gold they want it. 

In fact, most of the jewelry that folks send in to them isn't very pure to begin with. Its a mixture of metals with just a little gold to be found and sometimes maybe only gold plated, so that it looks like its solid gold. Nonetheless, they want it and now!  Once they “get the gold” they want to extract the impurities and make it into pure solid glittering gold because mixed and impure metal is of little value to them. To do this they must smelt all those pieces of jewelry. And boy, is this an intensive process!  To arrive at 24 caret gold, which is the purest, they use fire and fire and more fire. Its a dirty, hot, and dangerous job to accomplish, yet its the only way to get the real deal, the 24 caret bling bling. After all of this, what is left is solid and shining.

Yet, this is the way of the Christian as well. A servant of the Most High, in his/her walk with God must also, throughout life, go through fire and fire and more fire. We must do this so that we become stronger and more pure.  For just as mixed metal and bracelets with only gold plating is of little value to the folks at Cash4Gold, so too are impure hearts and “gold plated Christians” of little value to our Holy Father. Therefore, we must recognize that the situations throughout our day, whether they be stressful, demanding, challenging, or flat out hair pulling, are times when we are being tested and are having the smelters’ fire put to us.  Therefore, we must remain strong, and cling to the examples that Christ and other faithful men and women in the Bible set. Their shining examples are like a fair wind to our face when things get heated and demanding. In following Jesus’ lead each and every time we overcome a stressful situation, by staying humble, being patient, and helping others, we become purer and purer. Until after many fires and testing we are as solid and shining as 24 caret gold. So take heart friend! When you are tested and things are most stressful, remember this! The great Defender does not forget those that obey and follow Him.  Patiently and humbly live for God. 

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those that love him. James 1:12