Encouragement

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Your silver has become dross,
your wine mixed with water.
[Isaiah 1:22]
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"Ouch!"

[SILENCE.]

"Yow!"

[MORE SILENCE.]

"Yikes!"

[PATIENT SILENCE.]

"Hey, LORD?"

"What is it, My child."

"Hey! When are 'Ya gonna'
QUIT that?"

"What, My child?"

"All this dedrossing!
It's really PAINFUL!"

[NOD.]
"YES. I know it is,
My child."

"Then, why don't 'Ya
just QUIT?
(silence)
Ouch! Ow! OUCH!"

"No, child.
I love you."

"Yikes! Quit it! OW!"
(silence)
Come on, LORD!
GIVE ME A BREAK!"

"NO."

"When is all this going to
STOP?"

"When, My child,
you become......"

"OUCH! OW!"

".......as precious, to Me,
as fine gold."
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Therefore the Lord says,
the Lord of hosts,
the Mighty One of Israel....
I will turn My hand against you
and will smelt away your dross
as with lye
and remove all your alloy.
[Isaiah 1:24-25]

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