Tools that needed sharpening and fires that needed more wood to keep burning.

Yesterday in church I had a couple of pictures which I would like to share with you all. One was of tools in a tool box which had got a little dull and needed sharpening and the other was of getting more wood for the fire to keep it burning.

This is a time of year when you are preparing your garden, putting in new things and some of those tools that we use for doing the garden dull if they are not regularly sharpened and we need to get them out and get them sharpened. The same goes for our spiritual life, if we don’t keep ourselves sharp in the word, if we keep ourselves hidden away and not used, then the tool is good for nothing but also sometimes we can use the tools that we have too much and we need times of refreshing in the Lord. Take the time to keep yourselves sharp and alert in the Lord.

And the picture of getting wood in to put on the fire spoke to me that no one else was going to get wood to keep your fire burning, you needed to get the wood in yourself. I think it was Charles Wesley who said, “Set yourself on fire and others will come and watch you burn”. We need to keep our own fire burning and not rely on others to keep our fire going.

May the Lord bless you and help you as you desire to keep your tools sharp and keep your fire burning!

With love - Sarah

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