The Best — Part 2
“And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in
that day when I make up My jewels” (Malachi 3:17).
When the diamond cutter struck that blow, he did the one thing which would bring out that gem to its perfect shapeliness, radiance and splendor. That blow which seemed to ruin that superb precious stone was, in fact, its perfect redemption. From those two halves were wrought two magnificent gems that the skilled eye saw hidden in the rough, uncut stone as it came from the mine.
Sometimes, God lets a stinging blow fall upon your life, and the soul cries out in agony. The blow seems to you an appalling mistake. But it is not, for you are the most priceless jewel in the world to God, and He is the most skilled gem cutter in the universe.
Someday you will blaze in the diadem of the King. As you lie in his hand now, He knows just how to deal with you. Not a blow will be permitted to fall upon your shrinking soul but that the love of God permits it, and works out from its depths blessing and spiritual enrichment, unseen and unthought of by you.
