Topic: Refiners Fire
Text: Malachi 3:2-2-3
Written By: Oluseyi Falodun

Malachi 3:2-3
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.”.
He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord.

Sermon:
Refining fire
The word refines, simply mean to remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process:
It could also mean to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities:
to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
Today; we will be seen the Father as the one that refine (i.e., a refiner) and while the Holy Spirit is the fire. Thus, the fire can function in two different ways either to refine or to burn.
Are you ready to be refine?

Before Gold could be pure, it as to pass through different stages i: e
The Goldsmith will have to…...
1) Melt the impure gold in a furnace,
2) Add soda ash to the molten chloride slag, after which
3) The gold will be extracted by electrolysis, and finally
4) Pour the refined gold into bars
The same way God want to purify every man’s heart before we can be associated with him
The process of purification is the same for all believers, however not all will experience same level l stages of purification at the same time and in equal manner.
Stages of Purification includes
A) Sanctification: God require this from all.
This is the level at which every child of God must live a holy life by separating themselves from every work of the flesh. 1 Pet 1:15-16

At this level, God is breaking you into pieces, melting your stony heart, removing and burning the sinful human nature and recouping you. John 16:8, Ezekiel 36:25-27

Is your heart like a stone?
Are you living with your burden of sin?
God want to melt your heart with fire in order that you might be pure.
He wants to refine you, but you have to surrender yourself, Psalm 34:18, 147:3, Math 11:28-30. While the holy spirit will be passing through you, he will be uprooting every seed of sin and burning them with its fire Mathew 12:33-37

For you to be refine:
• You have to empty yourself by allowing the holy spirit (Fire) to pass through
you. Remember, the holy spirit wants to rinse you of sinful characters. John
16:8-9, Eze 36:25-27, Titus 3:4-7,
• You must baptize in the spirit. Mark 1:8, Act 1:5, 11:16
• You must resist to obey the devil’s instruction. Roman 6:12, James 4:7-8
• You must allow yourself to be led by the holy spirit. Psalm 143:0, Rom 8:14,
John 16:13, Ijohn 3:9, 2 Tim 3:16, Gal 5:15, 18
• You must be eager to hear from God

B) Affliction: This is something that makes you suffer and which causes pain or
Harm. Malachi 3:2-3, Isaiah 48:10 -11
"I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering."
For mine own sake, even for my own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? And I will not give my glory unto another.
The scripture above illustrated that God sometimes refined/purify us through suffering, in other to protect his name.

To be continue.....