Crevice Tool

Yesterday the weather started out in the low 60s, so I planned to take on the task of washing the van later on in the day.  However, later in the day it was much cooler and the sky looked like rain was on the way.  So instead I decided that I would vacuum the inside of the van, a task which I could abruptly conclude if the weather did not cooperate.

It had probably been more than six months since the van was last vacuumed.  I found french fries, gravel, scraps of paper, a Canadian coin, and other hidden "treasures" all throughout the vehicle.  The debris was everywhere, including underneath nooks and inside little crannies that could not easily be reached.

'Now where's my crevice tool?' I thought.  The crevice tool is a long, thin, attachment on my vacuum with a narrow slit-like opening.  It can reach inside all of those tight spots and get out everything that's hiding.  Even when I don't see the debris with my own eyes, I can shove the crevice tool in there and it sucks it out everytime without fail.

Did you know that the word of God is our crevice tool as Christians?  Hebrews 4:12-13 says,

For the word of God is living and active.  Sharper than any double-eged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.  Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.  Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

God sees everything and His word reveals that which is in us that we do not see or that we choose to ignore.  Have you ever heard a minister or other Christian speaker preach and wonder, 'How did they know I was struggling with that?' or 'Did my friend tell the preacher about me?'  When a message is spoken using the word of God, it's like my crevice tool.  It gets to your innermost self and reveals truth.  The beautiful part of all this is that when we acknowledge the truth and do what God is telling us to do, we will be set free.