In this sermon The Fiery Furnace, so many times we find ourselves in the furnace saying it can't get any worse. It can't get any more painful. It can't get any hotter, but it can, and it does. No matter how hot you make gold, you can't destroy it. No matter how hot, you can't burn it up. The hotter it gets, the purer it becomes. The heat will burn up all the impurities, but the gold will stay. All the bad minerals and deposits that are attached to it will burn off. When the fire is finally turned off, the pure gold is sitting there with a brilliance like you've never seen. God is working out the impurities. He's burning them up. He's trying to make something out of you, and add brilliance to your character.