Assembly of God
By Norma Ballinger
LW contributor
Sliver or silver? A sliver causes pain and the area could become infected if not immediately addressed. Silver is a rare and valuable metal; people mine for it and collect coins minted with silver. No coins with silver have been minted since 1965.
By reversing just two letters the meaning of these two words changes radically. Proverbs 25:4 states that when we take away the dross (impurities) from silver the vessel becomes much finer, valuable and beautiful. In the Christian life, “slivers” produce pain, the pain of being ignored, being angry, worrying all the time. This can bring about a great spiritual infection. When we allow God to remove it, our true silver can shine, so our goal is to get the sliver out and have a great day with God. There is no better time for this than now–the pandemic keeps us somewhat isolated and our thoughts could be very helpful for finding the areas of slivers or silver in our life.
Pastor Sam Pawlak continues each Sunday with his Facebook devotion at 10 a.m. and later he videotapes the Sunday service with the help of a few others. These tapes are distributed to members of the congregation and are a good way to stay in touch during this time.
