Refined Gem

God tested the Israelites to see whether they would follow His instructions. They may have seemed simple inconsequential instructions but it mattered to God as it showed their attitude towards Him. Our next instruction from God depends on whether we obeyed the last one He gave us. It could be for something bigger which we might miss if we don't discern how God speaks to us.( Exodus 16)

Are you able to identify a well in your family line ? A source ,a godly heritage, a special grace,almost like a mantle passed down from one generation to another in your family? We study Isaac re-digging the wells of his father, Abraham and will see how he was able to multiply them. Eventually finding the well that brought him rest- REHOBOTH. (Genesis 26,Exodus 20:5-6)

Do you feel as if behind in your schedule with God? Perhaps you can't account for certain seasons in your life having lost time or tangible things. We reflect today on how God who is the author of time is able to restore it all. We draw our lesson from the Shunamite woman. ( 2 Kings 8:1-6, Joel 2:25,Isaiah 49:15-16)

Our reflection today is on what God has blessed us with as the FIRST. We will not only see how God asked the Israelites to consecrate the first borns but will draw a parallel on Jesus as the first born of the entire creation. Why is the first of anything that special to God? Why also did the dragon wait for the woman to give birth and then waged war on the her and the rest of her offspring when it...

Isaelites in the bible had several missteps. Times when they would find themselves in trouble .We reflect today on how God can invite us to walk in paths already set by others that have gone ahead of us and if there are no such paths,then God will invite us to create such paths for those coming after us. (Jeremiah 6:16,Deutronomy 6:1-9,2 Timothy 1: 3-5)

We continue with the series on God not forgetting. We reflect on King Hezekiah receiving a death sentence and he asked God to remember how he had walked faithfully with God with whole hearted devotion. God heard him and added him more years to live. ( 2 Kings 18,19,20 and Exodus 32:9-14)

One night a King just could not sleep and he called for books of remembrance. Mordecai was in deep trouble at the exact time and his good deeds were brought to the King's attention. It turned everything around for him. God can cause books of remembrance to be opened and you're rewarded. God doesn't forget. (Esther 5& 6,Galatians 6:9, Matthew 6:1-4)

Are we able to step out in faith when God speaks to us ? We reflect on Cornelius in his time of prayer and how God spoke to him. At the same time Peter while in an encounter with God received instructions to expect men sent by cornelius. ( Acts 10, John 14:16)

We clock 5 this May....whoa! Glory to Jesus and thank you for journeying with us. This is just a quick note after our unplanned break that we resume this coming Sunday and hopefully keep at it. God bless!

We reflect today on invitations from God when He wants to speak to us. How He will want us to position ourselves to hear. We reflect on how God might just speak in ways other than those we are accustomed to. 1 Kings 19 and Habakkuk 2:1&2 NB...There is no book of Elijah :-) but his story in in 1 kings. Please pardon the editing :-).

We reflect today on Deborah. She was a wife,a prophet and a judge. We consider how God can reveal to us victories in advance and how He expects us to communicate at times but most importantly to partner with Him in prayer until that victory is received. She agreed to go to the battle field with Barak. We can do so through prayer. Amos 3:7,Judges 4 & 5

Our reflection today is drawn from Isaiah 41. God is God all by Himself. He promises to uphold us with His righteous right hand . We can trust Him to help in places where no help has been forthcoming. (Isaiah 41:8-14)

We reflect today on how God is able to keep us from stumbling or from falling. That could be from sin, the big sins or smaller sins ,seemingly presented to us in a very subtle way that it looks harmless or innocent or even justified but with the potential to sabotage what God has in store for us . (Jude 1:24,1 Samuel 25)

Hey everyone! Today we reflect on hearing the voice of God from a practical perspective. Hope this episode reminds you to keep gleaning from scriptures. (Isaiah 30:21)

We will always often overflow in speech what is full in our hearts. It's also one of the ways others can judge our character or tell what we are truly made of. Taking garlic and expecting to smell roses is impossible. You and I will have an overflow of what we have taken in. (Luke 6:43-45)

Hello! Is it possible for us to reach out to people we consider as great servants of God to bless us and miss out on the greater ones God has ordained in our lives closer home? Our lesson today is drawn from Hebrews 7:7. We reflect on offices that are ordained and which God respects regardless of the person holding such an office. One word spoken by the holder of such an office has God's authority...

Hey everyone! Happy December! We reflect today on Samson's hair growing back and him making a prayer to God for a second chance. He then killed many more men than when he had his hair long. While it might feel like we don't have strength to do much with the year coming to an end,it might just be a beginning for you and God will help you do alot more than you ever did. (Judges 16, 2 Peter 3:8,Isaia...

Welcome back to Refined Gem! We resume fully next week for a month but today we reflect briefly on Psalms 91:1 on staying in that secret place in God.

Please pardon the delay! We have had a technical hitch and working on resolving the same shortly.

We reflect on how it's possible to have a source of light but once another greater light is switched on, we see more and the light we had is made to look dim. (Psalms 36:9 & Psalms 119:105)

We reflect on the Zephaniah 3:17 of how God rejoices over us and sings over us. Such a lovely depiction of his deep knowledge of us for Him to compose a song for us!

How easy is it for us to discern nudging from Holy Spirit? Sometimes our next instruction from God is dependent on our heeding the last thing he told us to do. Yet these may come in form of nudgings within us which means we act on purely by faith and most certainly in obedience. Those led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. (Judges 6 &7,Romans 8:14,Matthew 19:14)

Sometimes God calls us into the deep places with Him. By passing us through a wilderness or where waves crush over us. We reflect on God using the wilderness to prepare Moses for his calling or assignment as a deliverer of Israelites out of Egypt. (Psalms 42:7-8, Hoses 2:24,Exodus 2-6, Exodus 7:1)

We reflect today on Joseph's destiny journey to greatness. Boy,didn't he have a rough start ! From a pit to prison to being forgotten but ultimately all being events that would lead him to the Palace and as second in command after Pharaoh. God turned the evil his brothers meant in throwing him in a pit for his good .Unknown to them,it was God sending him ahead of them and for their salvati...

Just a brief encouragement for us to approach God in confidence knowing that we can't ask for fish and He serves us with a snake on our plate. This thought is vividly tickling! (Scripture reference Matthew 7:7-11)