All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Everyone should have one. Well, if you know anything about me you know that I love gadgets. I like the kind of gadgets that you must plug in, the kind that need batteries and the ones that need neither. I have discovered on my gadget journey that sometimes a gadget may get the job done but not as well as the real deal. Case in point—a Swiss Army knife.
It all started back in 1891 when someone determined that the Swiss Army needed a knife that would do what knives do and a couple of other things—like open a can of beans. At first, they ordered some knives from Germany but politics and pride being what they are, they looked to make one in Switzerland and just like that the Swiss Army knife was born. Just like babies do, over the years the knife grew and grew. Now one of the models is called the Swiss Champ and has 33 tools tucked away in eight layers. But wait—there is more. The monster of Swiss Army knives is called the Giant and it was built just to prove that they could. It included every tool the company ever made—87 tools in all with a whopping 141 different functions. Now that is a gadget and a half.
One thing about Swim Army knives is they allow you to do many things but often not as well as the real tool. In other words, the screwdriver may drive a screw, but I wouldn’t not try to disassemble an engine with one. They will work in a pinch but that’s about as far as it goes. Now there is something that is kind of like a Swiss Army knife, but it is perfect in very way and that is the Word of God.
The Bible is the champion when it comes to helping us do life and unlike the Swiss Army knife—it does all things well. Paul was writing to a young preacher man named Timothy and he told him, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” Do you see it? It is useful—and not just for one thing but many. Now that doesn’t mean the Bible is an expert in everything (it doesn’t address cooking spaghetti) but it does mean that what it touches and talks about—it is the go-to Book. It can be trusted, and trusted, and trusted.
So, ladies, why not buy your husband or boyfriend a good Swiss Army knife for Christmas this year. After all, every guy needs at least one. And speaking of at least one—all of us need a copy of God’s Word. When it comes to doing life—it can’t be beat. Scattered across its pages you will find over and again those encouraging words, “I’ve got this” and He does. Bro. Dewayne
Grits with Grace 