The Crucible & The Flame

I really like this Sabbaths lesson about the crucible, so I took some pictures to help illustrate it a little.

This is the crucible that I used for this casting. It cradles the gold when the heat is applied.

The centrifuge is cocked, the crucible is in place, the torch is lit.

Applying the flame.

Applying more of the flame.

Pulling the flame away for the sake of the camera.

Full steam ahead!

This picture just does not capture the beauty of molten gold. One has to see it.

The gold is ready, the casting ring is in its cradle - it is time to cast. This gold was placed in the crucible for a purpose, for a reason. I don't just put gold in the crucible to heat it up for the fun of it. The purpose for the gold going into the crucible and under the flame is so that it will be become molten - plyable. You see, there is a pattern that this gold needs to be like. In order for the gold to become like the pattern (which is the mould in the casting ring), it must be place in the crucible and under the flame - only then, can the gold be cast into the mould, and resemble the original pattern.

Casting requires an experienced eye.

One might consider the job done once the gold is removed from the mould. Not so. There are abbrasives that must be used to polish and refine so that the gold will shine.



The end result is a beautiful image of the original pattern.

God places us in the crucible and under the flame for a reason. He doesn't do it for fun. He does it so that we become plyable and purified so that we can resemble the Original Pattern, Jesus Christ. We are to be recreated in His image, by His grace.