If the axe is dull and the man does not whet the edge, he must put forth more strength; but wisdom helps him to succeed. Ecclesiastics 10:10 (Amplified Version)
On my way back from a friend’s home late last year, I had a flat tyre at a lonely spot. The spot was so lonely that it was almost impossible to find help. However, I changed the bad tyre in a few minutes without help and proceeded on my trip home. That was possible because, I had the requisite tools for changing a tyre; I know how to change a tyre; and I had a spare tyre.
Imagine if any of the above was missing, I would have been stranded at a lonely spot and at the mercy of criminals.
A lot of us go through life without adequate preparation to meet life’s exigencies. We fail to acquire sufficient skills and the basic tools needed to become a victor. We in effect, fail to acquire or maintain a cutting edge. Ecclesiastics 10: 10 tells us that if the axe is dull and it is not sharpened then more effort is needed to put it to use. It follows that if the axe has completely lost its cutting edge then it will not be of any use again.
Hard work alone will not translate to success if the labourer is working amiss, for a lumberjack will not fell any tree if he fails to whet the edge of his axe before proceeding to the woods.
In this age, success is not just a produce of hard work, but of smart, consistent and focused efforts and above all reliance on God for wisdom on which path to go. Only in Christ can we find true success. Matt 6:33.
It is time to regain our cutting edge by whetting our axe for the task ahead.
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