Sharper Irons

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” - Proverbs 27v17

When you want to sharpen a knife you can use a whetstone or another piece of metal. When you rub metal to metal it smoothes and hones the edges. Most people who use knives for a living are skilled at “iron sharpening iron” and you can hear the metals clashing as they skillfully sharpen their tools.

So it goes with us. There is great benefit in spiritually sharpening each other’s iron through godly, spirit-controlled discussions. Two friends who can sharpen each other with godly discussion are of inestimable value to each other. We do well to sharpen on swords on each other instead of going to battle with dull swords. If we go out unprepared we will surely be defeated.

Praise God for spiritual iron-sharpeners!