Coffee Cans

       What would the world do without old coffee cans?  I have accumulated many coffee cans over the years and find that they can have a number of uses.  In most of my early years, coffee cans were metal but now many of them are plastic. They still have their value.  In the early spring, they can have both ends cut out of them and used to protect young tomato plants.  But, one of the biggest uses of the abundance of empty cans is  the storage of every type of nut, bolt, cotter pin, washer, gaskets and other assorted pieces of hardware.  Naturally, these are things that you wouldn't want to throw away as you might need just that very thing tomorrow.  So, we store them in coffee cans that are marked with various groupings to keep them separate.  There are plumbing pieces, electrical pieces. mechanical pieces, plastic pieces, curtain parts, etc., etc.  The idea is that every piece is good for something and that you will need it sooner or later.  The same thought can be said of every verse of Scripture.  Second Timothy 3:16-17 says, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works."   
        Naturally, right at the beginning, we know that these verses of Scripture are far more important than nuts and bolts because these verses are going to be used in our lives.  They are going to decide how we live our lives and how we respond to the affairs of our daily lives.  The verses remind us of four basic areas in our lives such as the formation of our doctrine, for reproof, for correction and then for instruction in righteousness.  But, like the nuts and bolts that accumulate around the house, every verse is important because every verse is inspired by God.  All Scripture is "God breathed" and therefore has great meaning for our lives.  We can be challenged by new commands or become aware of new sins in our lives, or we can be made aware of some new promise that we had never seen before.  So, praise God today for His Word and remember that every part is important.