In a world beset by so many distractions, we urgently need to know. In this original, creative and richly researched book, international author and speaker, Jenny Sanders, tells us.
In Isaiah 49:2, God’s servant writes: ‘He made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver.’ The traditional arrow-making process requires great skill and artistry, as the most elegant weapons are crafted from the rawest of materials. Expertly walking us through this process, from the cutting of the appropriate tree to the fletching and tipping of the finished arrow, Jenny astutely applies each step to our walk with God, showing how He deftly works in our lives to shape us for His kingdom purposes.
With reflective questions, deep biblical insights and real-world examples, Polished Arrows helps us respond well to these sometimes painful refinements, encouraging us that they are essential to us hitting our marks and fulfilling our callings. By trusting ourselves to the loving hands of our Master Craftsman and Archer, we will soon be ready for firing effectively into our culture and contexts.
On writing the book, Jenny comments, ‘I’ve been at the coal face of discipling others and have been following Jesus myself for more than fifty years. I see God’s grace, kindness and patience daily in making me more like Jesus (a monumental task), and am well aware that it’s not a comfortable journey. It’s an intricate shaping process akin to making those arrows. We need the oil of the Holy Spirit to stop us drying out and cracking up!
‘Wherever we are in God’s process – and there are seasons when we may feel forgotten and useless in the darkness of His quiver – I believe that His face is towards us, His heart is for us and that His timing is perfect. We are in good hands, and while He hasn’t finished with any of us yet, we can make ourselves available for His purposes and His pleasure.’
Wherever you are in the arrow-making process, will you keep trusting yourself into God’s hands? As well-known evangelist and speaker Simon Guillebaud says in his endorsement: ‘There’s no higher calling than becoming one of God’s “polished arrows” – ready, willing and obedient to His call. Will you be one of them?’
