setup: [E-Mail Ministry] The Carpenter's Tools

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THE CARPENTER'S TOOLS

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 carpenter's shop, then brother Gimlet
must go too. He's 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; there's 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 he's always measuring other folks as though he were the only one
who is right."

Brother Ruler then surveyed the group and said, "Brother Sandpaper doesn't
belong here either. He's 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 day's 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 day's 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 use,
no other tool could have done the work better.

You and I are God's "tools". While we have our flaws, each of us has a
purpose, ability, and a task to perform. Won't you let God use you today?

-- Author Unknown

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