Refined Gem

Welcome Back! We are delighted to have you drop by. Scriptures tell us that every day allotted to us was written in His book. Jesus came to fulfil what was written about Him. King David said so as well. John prepared the way for Jesus but this was written before hand. Could it be God has written a book about you and I as well? Our reflection is on the need for us to every so often check with God w...

We reflect today on the value of knowing the law which then helps us when presenting matters before the judge. Our lawyers may dress well to look the part and maybe have the gift of gab but that has little or no bearing on our winning matters unless they can present the right provisions of the law and decided cases to persuade the judge. Thank God you and I don't need our learned friends to appear...

Today we ponder on the question,Can God test if we really love Him? Can He know what is really in our hearts in asking for something precious from us? God tested Abraham and asked him to sacrifice Isaac- the same gift Abraham had waited for, for years! No wonder he didn't tell Sarah about his chat with God:-).Yet in Abraham obeying God he passed this test. God gave him alot more blessings than tha...

Loving and being loved might be one of the exciting things to our existence. Today we reflect on being loved and relentlessly pursued by God and how we ought to respond to His love. How our being deeply rooted and beautifully blended in His love will reflect not only in how we love ourselves but certainly in how we give to and receive love from others. That our relationship with Jesus is the ultim...

Hey there! Welcome back. Do you know you can speak God's words and not yours? He touched Jeremiah's mouth and made it His mouth piece. His words would destroy, uproot, pull down but would also build and plant. We too have such authority when we speak God's word over circumstances. We could do so in our prayer closets or openly as Jeremiah was told to do. Be discerning of God's instructions. Things...

We reflect on how after a great victory on slaughtering the prophets of baal,Elijah ran for his life after Jezebel threatened to kill him .He was so discouraged but God met him at that point and led him to a secret place. This was after feeding him the same way when we are discouraged is when we need spiritual food the most for the strengthening of our inner man. In that secret place, He helped El...

Thank you for dropping by. God willing we shall resume next week. May you find your delight in scriptures just as Psalms 1:1& 2 tells us. Every blessing.

We continue to reflect on walking with the Holy Spirit but today's study is on the gifts He gives us for every day living. That if we desire and ask, He will give these to us .We focus mainly on one ; the gift of discernment and draw lessons from the Young prophet who heard God's voice but missed testing the old prophet's message from God who actually lied to him about hearing God. It cost him his...

The closer we walk with someone, the more they are likely to see the rough edges in our character. A walk with Holy spirit and He will shine His light on such and its for us to respond. Will you choose to crucify acts of the flesh and for Him to produce His fruit in you? If we abide in God we will bear His fruit .He will help us win the battle between the flesh and the Spirit even as we submit our...

Welcome back! We reflect on times when God seems to move slowly. Jesus stayed where He was when He was informed that His friend Lazarus was sick. He got there 4 days late- when the man was already dead! Yet, He did so on purpose because in raising Lazarus, it brought God the glory and many more believed in Jesus through that miracle. His seemingly slow pace could just be a set up- Him waiting for...

What foundation are you building on? It's the first part of works during a construction. The most labour intensive, all sorts of heavy equipment is used and you will seem like sinking alot of money with nothing to show as it's underground works. Yet this is the most critical. We reflect on the two builders- one who built his house on the rock having dug deep to reach it while the other one just bu...

What do you see for your 2023? Today we reflect on how God can help us see what He sees. He showed Jeremiah an almond tree and would later show him more. Once we see, we write down what He shows us so that a herald can run with our vision to God. Your vision will come to pass at His appointed time. Therefore trust Him moment by moment to unfold His vision for your life in this new year. ( Jeremiah...

Happy New year! We thank our heavenly Father for allowing us to step in 2023! Today we reflect on a heartfelt prayer that Moses made to God, " Please don't send us from here without your Presence".Be encouraged to revisit moments in the past that may have God not want to step out into 2023 with you. The nation of Isarel had made a golden calf and completely forgotten past victories. So God was not...

We at Refined Gem want to appreciate everyone of you that has walked with us this year as we have studied and gleaned from scripture together.  We most importantly thank God  for the honour to share  on this platform. We look forward to having you join us again next year.  Have a blessed Christmas and a wonderful start to the new year!

Today we reflect on how God brings people in our lives for us to learn from. Or it could be others to learn from us. Paul made a bold statement- follow me as I follow Christ. The same way that Ruth told Naomi that she would not leave her and her people and her God would be hers. Don't be afraid of living an authentic life. Allowing people in even if it leaves you vulnerable. Paul had a thorn in hi...

What mirror are you looking at? Rather have you allowed the enemy to fog your mirror and so can't see your image as God really sees you? We empower the enemy unknowingly by agreeing to what he presents to us about ourselves. We have for instance authority over him but you and i can't know unless we find our identity in Christ through scripture. Ignore the enemy and remind him who you are in God. (...

What's the state of your inner man. That's your spirit man that is capable of communing with God. You are as strong as your inner man. Feed him through the study of the word. Pray and fast to build him up. Look out for anything that may contribute to you unknowingly neglecting him. (2 Corinthians 4:16, Proverbs 20:27, Jude 1:20, Psalms 51)

Are you experiencing an abundance of life that the Lord Jesus gives ? Are you able to enjoy the daily benefits that the Lord loads us with or are you caught up in the mundane and the busy way of life that you are missing out on the beauty of now. We reflect today on how God may redefine for us rest and extend His invitation to us to seasons of rest. Will you choose to respond? (Psalms 23, 68:19, J...

We take a detour and are back to reflecting on David asking God even when the timing seemed perfect and next step was obvious. Saul is dead. He has waited years to be king,why ask if He should go back to Judah his home town where he would be immediately crowned as King? While David heard God's audible voice answer him,we will consider how Holyspirit who knows the mind of God prays for us in accord...

Receiving gifts can be exciting be they wrapped unwrapped or even suprise gifts. But what if God gives you an empty gift box meaning all you have is a promise and no tangible evidence of the gift? Is it easy to thank God before we receive? We reflect on King Solomon's response to God answering his request even before he saw tangible evidence. We reflect also on God's response to us when we thank H...

Can we expect to hear God's voice when we inquire of Him about anything and everything? Should we do so anyway? We draw lessons from David who despite having a record of so many victories in God, he was constantly asking God what to do, if and when to take any action .He was man so dependent on and yielded to God-a beautiful relationship with God that we can learn from.(1 Samuel 23:1-6,2 Samuel 15...

What's the motive behind what you do for God or in His name? Do we share His message or ours? Today we reflect on how we are to rely on God to keep us and our motives in check in whichever circle of influence He has placed us. That we are to decrease as He increases for our works shall be tested.(Proverbs 16:2,Psalms 19:12,Psalms 26:2, James 4:3,1 Cor 3:13,1 Thess 2:4,Jeremiah 17:10)

Does stepping into the last quarter of this year make you feel anxious,content, defeated or happy? Are you far from where you had hoped to be at this time of the year inspite of all efforts you have put this far? We reflect on Simon being asked by Jesus to launch into the deep and let down his nets again. How he allowed Jesus to use his boat to teach and got an out of season miracle- just because...

Given,God is always doing something new in our lives. Do we step into the new with the old mind set? The Pharisees and disciples of John the Baptist did not discern that they were in a new paradigm. That Jesus being around meant the new had come what they had been waiting for. Jesus told them that no one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, a...

What heights are you trying to reach? Have you talked to God about them? Are you trying to do so by your strength? It's God's desire for us to increase,to progress& to go up higher. Ascending often involves a stretch or effort of some sort. It's much easier to descend- force of gravity helps in the descent anyway. David likens the ascent when God is leading us,with that of a deer which can move it...