THE LORD'S PLUMB LINE
Today's reading: Amos 5-9
"Then he showed me another vision, I saw the Lord standing beside a wall that had been built using a plumb line. He was checking it with a plumb line to see if it was straight." Amos 7:7 NLT
A plumb line is a string having a weight on the bottom of it.
A carpenter, or mason, will hold the string up against their project to see if they are staying true, staying straight, staying in line.
Who holds the plumb line is important. Not being held in the right place can cause problems to appear as the task nears completion.
Having a rock or stone on the bottom of the plumb line is equally important.
You see, without a rock holding the line straight and taught, the wind could cause the plumb line to be off level.
We should measure life with the plumb line of the Lord.
Allow Him to hold us up to His commands to see that we are straight and true and using Him as our weight to make sure the line we're walking is the right one.
When held by the wrong people, our center can be off kilter.
Without the anchor of the Lord, the world sways us into what is acceptable, not what is godly.
Spend some time today asking God to check you against His plumb line.
See where you are veering off course, wavering in your righteousness, wandering off track.
