To be effective in sports a player needs to have all the
necessary equipment. I can’t imagine any coach that would send his quarterback
onto the field if the player didn’t have a helmet. What about a 1st
baseman leaving his glove in the dugout? Neither player would be able to help
his team.
The same is true in the professional world. A construction
worker needs steel-toes and a hard hat; a chef needs knives, and a cab driver
needs, well, a cab. If they are not fully equipped then they are not able to
properly perform their tasks.
As believers we also need equipment to help us live life
properly. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 sum it up rather nicely: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God
may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
Scripture—all Scripture—is
important. Recorded on its pages are the answers to what we face in life, but
you won’t find them if you aren’t looking. Whether you are grieving, doubting,
questioning, or curious, God’s Word has information that can help.
Especially if you
are tempted with sin. When Jesus was tempted by Satan He didn’t quote Dr. Phil
or Freud, but His Father. That’s what led the psalmist to say, “Thy word have I
hid in my heart that I might not sin against Thee (Psalm 119:11).”
Are you fully equipped
to live a life of godliness? Don’t leave it in the dugout; grab your Bible dig
into God’s Word.
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