February 16
Psalms 119:59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
When a goldsmith puts gold into the crucible and the fire begins to work, the dross begins to wriggle. As the dross is eliminated, the gold becomes quieter until at last its surface is so calm that the refiner sees his own face reflected in it. It is at that time that he puts out the fire and stops this purification process.
When we reflect upon the Word of God, sometimes its makes us squirm with discomfort. It makes our soul meditate upon its ways. It provokes a desire for a change of heart, a sense of repentance; a need to turn back from our old ways and move towards the new ones the Lord has for us. This my friend, is the ‘wriggling’.
When our heart makes contact with God’s Word, it should cause it to ‘wriggle’; to ponder, to think on its ways. This ‘wriggling;’ should not be a cause of fear. It is simply the Lord’s chiding upon our soul. It is His gentle training, His remodeling of the chambers of our heart. He will not impose His way though, He will patiently plead with us for every change until the tabernacle of our heart is conformed to His Tabernacle, so He can make His home in it.
Let’s give him this permission to change us and to remodel us. Let’s allow Him to transform us into His image so He can see Himself in us. We have the assurance that He will be more through us than we could ever be without Him.
Hebrews 3:7-8 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith,) To day if ye will hear his voice, (8) Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
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