Polishing Shoes

Polishing shoes is one of those important but not urgent jobs that gets pushed off to the back burner and rarely gets done around our house. I am a sucker for real leather shoes. I love to find a pair that fits me at thrift stores. The leather needs to be condition every once in a while, though, if I want my shoes to last long. It is not hard and it doesn't take much time, but, boy, does it make a difference! A little Mink Oil on dry, thirsty leather, gives it new life!

Recently, I got the bag of shoe polish supplies out and shined our shoes. They look so nice! Every time I shine shoes I think of my Dad. Sometimes on Sunday mornings he would polish our shoes. He had a little pouch with shoe shining stuff that came from his Dad. He would brush our shoes off, then rub the polish on with a seasoned rag and buff them to a sheen with a dry cloth. Good memories!

Our feet are humble yet vital. Just think where we would be without them! Not very far, that's for sure! Let us use our feet to carry us to those that need to hear the gospel. 

Ephesians 6:15  

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

Romans 10:15 

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

Do you wonder why God made the piece of armor that was about the gospel the covering for the feet? Because we have to go out and compel the lost. We can't wait for them to come to us. My prayer is that God would make me a soul winner for Him.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Luke 10:2  

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.