God Makes Jewels

And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. (Malachi 3:17)

Jewel used here is a metaphor for God’s people. The Bible uses metaphors often to describe God’s people: Sheep, Flock, Vine and the Church as a bride. Jewel indicates how precious God’s people are ( Ex.19:5; Deut. 7:6; 26:17-18; Ps. 135:4; Titus 2:14; 1Pet. 2:9). Though precious in God’s sight, sometimes we take our faith and salvation lightly. But before God, believers are precious and our salvation of great value. Indeed Jesus places a high value on those he saves. He sees a peculiar people. The word peculiar runs through both Testaments indicating our oness as people of faith. There are privileges of been God’s because we are saved.

Jewels Are Created By God

Every precious stone in the natural are created by God. Gold, Diamond, etc are created by God; they didn’t find themselves in the earth by chance. In the same manner, we’re all a creation of God who made us and placed us in this life: “in that day when I make up my jewels.” These natural Jewels are not known till they are unearthed or discovered. In the same manner, before God, we are nothing until he brings us into relationship with him. Also Jewels are earthly. We are also earthly and sometimes earthly minded. But just like when Jewels are “unearthed”, polished and made clean; the believer is also picked from dirt and made clean: polished. The believer is saved and sanctified for holy use.

Jewels Are Buried Till Unearthed

Getting a Jewel from the earth is not an easy process. The process is tedious. This applies to our salvation. Christ came to live on earth, labour and died to save us . Our Lord died for us. There was pain and agony in the process that saved us. Christ sought us out. If he didn’t, we would have been lost. Christ bore pain in seeking us out. We are Jewels because Christ has saved us .

Jewels Are Redeemed

After one acquires a Jewel, they take good care of them. They are washed and cleaned before display. Christ also washed and cleansed us with his blood. William Cowpear’s hymn captures this beautifully:

There is a fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Immanuel’s veins;
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains:
Lose all their guilty stains,
Lose all their guilty stains;
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains.

In salvation, we are redeemed and cleansed must not continue in sin again (Rom.6:1). Christ pities and spares sinners. Instead of God’s wrath, we’re spared. We have qcomfort from heaven. We can be grateful for our salvation.

Jewels Are Possessed

When we find precious metals, we own it. It belings to us. When Jesus saves and Redeems us, we are his. He possess us (1 Cor.6:19-20; 7:23; 1Pet. 1:18-19). If you own a something, you care for it. You protect it. In Christ, we are protected and cared for. We are secured in Christ and nobody can lose their salvation.

—These is notes taken from a sermon preached on 31st March 2019 by Pastor Kcofie Ferguson of Truth Missionary Baptist Church Dansoman, Accra. These are my sermon notes and any misrepresentation of doctrine are solely mine from the notes taken.