The Crucible (5 of 7): “Scars”

All of us who are refiners, bear scars.  They are scars that tell stories of a dropped mold, a misplaced stir rod or a hand too close to the fire.  As I pen this, I am looking at a scar on my right wrist;  one that I incurred as I lifted a heavy Crucible out of the furnace, exposing my skin to it’s non-forgiving heat.

But that’s what it takes to be a refiner; to work with the defiant metal; to handle the Crucible; to make something good again. It takes sacrifice.

All refiners bear scars.

I am looking once again at my scar.  But this time, I see it in light of my Savior Refiner, who bore scars, who willingly endured the Crucible so that I may me transformed into something new.

Welcome to the Crucible.

“But he was pierced for our transgressions, 
he was crushed for our iniquities; 
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.”  Isaiah 53:5

Peace,

todd

Life Changing Links …

• Tribute Video played at Makenzie’s Celebration Service.
• Makenzie’s Celebration Service Online – Click Here
• “I Dance For You My King” (Video: Makenzie’s song by Anthony Celia)
• “Image of Grace” (Video: Song written and played by Nathan Stocker)
• “Makenzie Memories” (a blog by one of her best friends, Katie Davis)