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Thursday,
August 29, 2019
Message
summary: May
we all set our
standards using
God's plumb line.
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"Thus
He showed me, and
behold, the Lord
was standing by a
vertical wall with
a plumb line in
His hand. The Lord
said to me, 'What
do you see, Amos?'
And I said, 'A
plumb line.' Then
the Lord said,
'Behold I am about
to put a plumb
line in the midst
of My people
Israel'" (Amos
7:7,8).
I
value my tool
collection I've
acquired throughout
my lifetime,
including a gifting
from my dad when he
was no longer able
to use his tools. A
tool I rarely use is
the plumb line.
Generally a level
works fine for the
kind of home
maintenance and
improvement projects
I do.The
dictionary defines a
plumb line as "a
line (as of cord)
that has at one end
a weight (as a plumb
bob) and is used
especially to
determine
verticality." The
plumb line employs
the law of gravity
to establish what is
"plumb" (that is,
what is exactly
vertical, or true).
In a sense, the
plumb line is the
vertical equivalent
of the line level.
The plumb
line is an ancient
tool dating back to
biblical times used
to determine
vertical accuracy.
Several Bible texts
refer to the plumb
line and Jesus very
likely used a plumb
line when he worked
as a carpenter.
Everyone
needs a standard
that will keep them
on the right track
in life. Everyone
needs a plumb line.
The Word of God is a
timeless plumb line
for determining a
center line in life.
We
appreciate these
thoughtful words
from "I Will Stand",
a Gold City song we
heard the other
night at a concert
in Lebanon.
I see a
nation on the
brink, I see a
people prone to
think
That truth is like an ocean wave, changing with the tide.
But for me there has to be an absolute, a center line
And it's the Word of God eternal, the cornerstone of Christ.
That truth is like an ocean wave, changing with the tide.
But for me there has to be an absolute, a center line
And it's the Word of God eternal, the cornerstone of Christ.
Indeed, for so many, truth is like an ocean wave. Paul used the wave as an illustration in Ephesians 4 writing of those who are "tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine".
Today we pray for ourselves and for each of you to regularly examine your life using God's plumb line, the Holy Bible. Its teaching provides an absolute, a center line. "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:16,17).
Let us determine to live by Biblical convictions, whether popular or not. The song "I Will Stand" has this powerful chorus that speaks of the believer's resolve to stand firm in their convictions no matter what we encounter because Jesus is our Rock; He is our firm foundation.
I will
stand upon the
truth of Jesus
He's the reason I'm alive
So how can I not live to make Him known
I will give my all to make it count
With no shadow of a doubt
Who He is, Who I am
I will stand!
He's the reason I'm alive
So how can I not live to make Him known
I will give my all to make it count
With no shadow of a doubt
Who He is, Who I am
I will stand!
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
Prayer: Father,
when Jesus
declared to His
disciples, I
am the way, the
truth,
and the life
a plumb line was
drawn for them and
for us. When we
want to know what
is the truth and
what is a lie, we
can measure it
against the words
of Jesus, who
Himself is the
truth. Many people
define truth based
on their emotions,
opinions,
experience, or
current
philosophical
views. But Jesus
is truth
incarnate—the
perfect expression
of His Father and
therefore the
absolute
embodiment of all
that is true. For
that we are
thankful. Amen.Follow-up
to yesterday's
message on "The
Sin Which So
Easily
Entangles":
Our friend David
Penley observes:
"As I was reading
your opening
story, I
immediately
thought of Jesus'
words in Matthew
5:29-30. I
don't think we
have to take that
literally, but
your friend's
action is a good
example of how we
can put it into
practice."
Then
I read one of
those funny but
thought-provoking
articles on the
Babylon Bee satire
site, "Covenant
Eyes Eradicates
Pornography
Addiction With
New, Highly
Effective
Eye-Plucking
Feature".
Today's
Suggested
Music and
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