Do You Have the Right Tools and Equipment?

Imagine you’ve hired a contractor to carry out some major remodeling on your home. You open the door to find a man dressed in casual clothes and no sign of tools or workers. Expressing surprise, you ask him if he is there to begin work and he says, “Yes, I am!” When you ask where his tools and workers are, he says, “Well, I’ll figure something out!”

This is a man who is not “thoroughly equipped” for his job. And sometimes we find ourselves not equipped for the job of living life. But sometimes we meet people who are; they possess a sense of wisdom, of peace, of contentment, and of purpose that amazes us. When we get to know them, we discover they have spent consistent time, for many years, studying the Word of God. The doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction they have gained is evident in their lives.

Don’t show up for the job of life without the tools you need. Let the Word of God thoroughly equip you for life.

Nehemiah 8:18

18 Also day by day, from the first day unto the
last day, he read in the book of the law of God.
And they kept the feast seven days; and on the
eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the
manner.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly
furnished unto all good works.

The truly wise man is he who always believes the
Bible against the opinion of any man. ~ R. A. Torrey

Reference: Dr. David Jeremiah
Turning Point Daily Devotional

The Grim Reaper Preacher says, "Try reading the Bible from cover to cover - you'll like it."