Case XX

Proverbs 30

5 Every word of God is tested;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

My dad collects pocket knives. His favorite ones are from the W.R. Case and Sons knife company. The company still makes the old timey pocket knives like the ones Grandpas have seemed to always carry. I have a few of them myself. They have a very cool old school kind of craftsmanship. On the tang, or base of every blade, “Case XX” is stamped. If I'm not mistaken, the story goes that the XX part came about as the temper, or hardness, of the blade was tested. After the first test, a guy would stamp an X onto the tang. Then another guy would test and if it passed he would stamp an X as well. The blades were tested. Double tested to meet the standard.

God’s word is tested. Tested more than just twice, his word has been tested since creation and has stood the test. Every word has been tested. The ones we like and the ones we don’t like, his word never fails. He is our shield, and there is no shield bigger, or more powerful, or stronger, or durable, or loving than our shield. Put your X on God today by telling someone how he’s stood the test and been your refuge.