GOD'S PLUMB LINE
AMOS 7:7-8
I started to study the book of Amos the other month. I felt the need to look at some of the books of the Bible that I knew that were there but I never really got into them before. A friend of mine, Dr.Russ Frase, was in the area to train a group of us for teaching his two year Bible curriculum and on Sunday he spoke out of the book of Amos. I thought that might be a good one to start with!! (no big spiritual revelation there!!)
So I started to get a back ground of the author, place, culture, etc so that I could understand more about it. It is a fascinating book!!
But one thing stood out. It was in chapter 7. God had shown Amos a plum line. OK. I know what one is and I have used one a few times but I thought this is going to be good!
A plum line is what is used to determine if something is straight vertically. Contractors use it a lot and we "weekend warriors" try to look like we know what we are doing when we use it!.
God was showing me that for us to stay true to Him, we have to have that "vertical alignment" with Him. That connection with Him. One of the tools He has given us is His Word!! Yes......here I go again talking about the Bible and how we should read it but it is true! His Word has everything in it for us to lead a life set apart for Him. How many times do we pick it up in a day? Or a week? Hopefully not just on Sunday but do we really sit down and read and meditate on it? And we do need the Holy Spirit to guide us through it because that is how we can hear the instruction He has for us. It is a blue print to how we should live.
We sometimes vary off our pathway in life and we need something to keep us vertically aligned with the Creator of all things.
We get busy doing the "Christian things" that take up a lot of time and I am not saying that is bad but we can't let that or any other stuff take our time away with Him.
So, this holiday season, try to take time everyday to get your Bible out and sit down and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you through the Word of God. It sure is a lot easier trying to get through the day with Him than without Him!!
God Bless!!
Paul
