Applied Just Right

Scripture References: Matthew 4:18-19; Mark 10:21

The lady observed the airplane mechanic testing plane parts to certify their serviceability. He picked up a nut and screwed it on a bolt that protruded from a piece of metal. Then he took a torque wrench, set the gauge for the necessary pressure, fit the wrench over the nut, and began to turn. Exactly the right pressure was necessary, he told her. Too little and the nut would come loose; too much and it would crack. When the wrench reached the right torque he looked to a large pendulum hanging behind the metal. “That’s a torque meter,” he said. “It’s accurate and reliable—it never changes. It double checks the amount of pressure applied by the wrench.”

What is the spiritual principle? God knows the exact amount of pressure we each need to make us function accurately, productively, and safely. We can trust him to apply just the right stress to each of us to assure our maximum productivity.

Courtesy of Speaker’s Sourcebook of New Illustrations by Virgil Hurley © 1995 by Word, Incorporated.
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture taken from the New King James Version®, NKJV © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.
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