Refining Cheese

[Job speaking] “’Thy hands fashioned and made me altogether, and wouldst Thou destroy me?  Remember now, that Thou hast made me as clay; and wouldst Thou turn me into dust again? 

“’Didst Thou not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese; cloth me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews?  Thou hast granted me life and loving kindness; and Thy care has preserved my spirit.’” Job 10:8-12

“For Thou didst form my inward parts; Thou didst weave me in my mother’s womb.  I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Thy works, and my soul knows it very well.

“My frame was not hidden from Thee, when I was made in secret, and skilfully wrought in the depths of the earth.  Thine eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Thy book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.”  Psalm 139:13-16

·       To make a diamond, you must put a lump of coal under extreme pressure. 

·       To purify gold, you must put it through a very searing fire. 

·       To make cheese it takes heat, lots of sloshing around, pulling, pushing, patience and then squeezing out the liquid…

Do you see a pattern here?  Our lives, lived in His caring love will be filled with His wise ways of ‘encouraging’ the very best out of us and for us -- for our good and His glory.  That is an amazing gift that keeps hope growing in our hearts!

Take care with love, especially His, from Darlene, who still prays for you each day.