Rough Pebble, Polished Diamond

 

 

 

 

Use of Troubles

“When in Amsterdam, Holland, last summer,” says a traveler, “I was much interested in a visit we made to a place then famous for polishing diamonds.

 We saw the men engaged in the work. When a diamond is found, it is rough and dark like a common pebble. It takes a long time to polish it, and it is tough work. It is held employing a piece of metal close to the surface of a large wheel, which is kept going around. Fine diamond dust is put on this wheel and nothing else is hard enough to polish the diamond. This work is kept on for months and sometimes for several years before it is finished. And if a diamond is intended for a king, then the greater time and trouble are spent upon it.”

Jesus calls His people His jewels. To fit them for beautifying His crown, they must be polished like diamonds, and He uses the troubles He sends to polish His jewels