Tested and Proven

Who Said It … Hugh Poland

Hugh Poland has more than 20 years experience as a worship leader and staff member in Texas churches. He's authored two devotional books for baseball fans—Intentional Walk and Steal Away. His third book—Master Carpenter—offers spiritual insights for woodworkers. Along for with having a Master of Divinity degree, Hugh is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and the Woodworkers' Club of Houston. Hugh's home, family, and workshop are in Kingwood, Texas.baseball

What He Said … Tested and Proven

Tool manufacturers test their products in a variety of ways. Often power tools are put through a final test-run under power before leaving the factory. Sometimes they deliberately drop a tool; if it breaks or malfunctions, all the tools created on that production run are considered failures.

It's reassuring to know my tools have been tested and proven. So much so that when I throw the switch on my band saw I take it for granted that it will whir to life.

It's not only true for tools. It's true for faith.

In a conversation with a fellow student during my college years, I noticed that in the margins of his Bible he occasionally wrote "T.P." I asked him what "T.P." meant and he said, "It means tested and proven. I write 'T.P.' beside promises of God in Scripture, verses that I have seen come true in my own life. I've tested them and proven them to be true, and I won't ever doubt them again."

What promises of God can you write "T.P" beside?