Brother Hammer served as the chairman. The other members of the tool belt informed him that he must leave, because he was too noisy. But brother Hammer said, If I have to leave this carpenters shop, then brother Gimlet must go too. Hes insignificant and makes a very small impression. (A gimlet is a small tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and a cross handle for boring holes). Little brother Gimlet arose and said, All right, but brother Screwdriver must go also. You have to turn him around and around to get anywhere with him. Brother Screwdriver turned to the other tools in the belt and said, If you wish, I will go, but brother Plane must leave too. All of his work is on the surface; theres no depth to what he does. To this brother Plane leveled his terse reply, Well, then, brother Saw will have to depart too. The changes he proposes always cut too deep. Brother Saw complained, saying, Brother Ruler will have to withdraw if I leave, for hes always measuring other folks as though he were the only one who is right. Brother Ruler then surveyed the group and said, Brother Sandpaper doesnt belong here either. Hes rougher than he ought to be, and is always rubbing people the wrong way. In the midst of the discussion, the Carpenter of Nazareth walked in. He had come to perform his days work. He put on His tool belt and went to the workbench to make a pulpit. He employed the ruler, the saw, the plane, the hammer, the gimlet, the screwdriver, the sandpaper, and all the other tools. When the days work was over, the pulpit was finished, and the carpenter went home. All the accusations against each of these tools were absolutely true, yet the carpenter used every one of them. No matter which tool He used, no other tool could have done the work better. THINK ABOUT IT: We are all tools in Jesus tool box. Each one of us has a purpose, an ability, and a task to perform. 1 Corinthians 3:9, For we are laborers together with God:
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:21:41 +0000
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