The Toolshed.

I have a toolshed. I like to think that it’s my little place of sanctuary and industry. A place where I can be alone. I have my little heater, and my music, and my internet connection. And I have various tools that I have collected over my working career all gathering dust in the various drawers around the place. And various little half finished projects that sit around the place. It’s a little haven.

Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? However, the reality is very different. For the place is a mess. Tools are in drawers that they’re not meant to be in. Screws and nails are mixed together. The waste bin is overflowing and needs emptied. And the floor needs swept. And I have a single little passageway which I can walk along from the front to the back of my shed.

But. I know where everything is. A neighbour called recently looking to borrow something. I knew exactly where I’d find it. Another friend called looking for some stuff to get a job done. I knew exactly where it was. On both occasions I was able to locate the items within 2-3 minutes.

In a sense, my shed reminds me a lot of my study Bible. It looks a mess. It is underlined, coloured in. There are notes along the edges. And it looks a mess. I had to buy a new Bible to take to church with me so that the little scraps of notes and loose pages from my old Bible wouldn’t fall onto the floor.

However, although my Bible looks a mess, I know where most of the stuff is in it. The colour coding helps me locate verses about Christ dying, or God’s promises. I have verses that cross reference with other verses so that the books and themes all tie together.

And indeed, to the untrained eye, the Bible itself doesn’t seem to make much sense. But I can assure you, it is all laid out in categories and sections. And they all point, whether directly or indirectly, to one thing. Christ our Saviour.

Jesus did this with His disciples. Twelve men called together. He called some fishermen and some tax collectors together. A mixed and merry bunch. And the Bible makes one thing clear – That these men were far from harmonious at times. But Jesus knew exactly what He was doing. He called them “…according to his purpose.”(Romans ch8:28) He knew exactly who would be willing and who would fail Him.

So, take heart, my friends. Jesus knows our every weakness. But he also knows our strengths. And He will build His church on those strengths.

            Romans ch12: (4)For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same
            office: (5)So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.

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