Title

God’s Plumb Line

Scripture
Thus He showed me: Behold, the Lord stood on a wall made with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand.
(Amos 7:7)
Devotional
There comes a time when the Lord has to draw a line and say, “Enough!” He will erect a wall of separation between Himself and our sin. God loves us enough to say, “This far and no farther!” He loves us enough to place stringent boundaries about us.
As a loving parent confines a child to certain perimeters, our Heavenly Father does likewise. These boundaries are not hindrances, but walls of protection. Instead of impeding growth, they amplify it. Instead of stifling prosperity they enhance it. When God drops His plumb line in our lives, we are to rejoice; we are being given precise direction and guidance. God may be separating us from failure, heartbreak or even destruction.
We are not to fight against boundaries; we are to embrace them. Let us not resist them; let us pray for them. Remember that a plumb line is not a tool of demolition or destruction, but a tool used for construction and building.
Text For The Day
Amos 7:7: Thus He showed me: Behold, the Lord stood on a wall made with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand.
Thought For The Day
“It’s not the ship in the water but the water in the ship that sinks it. So it’s not the Christian in the world but the world in the Christian that constitutes the danger.”
J. Wilbur Chapman (1859-1918), Evangelist and pastor.
 
 
Questions To Ponder
Morning Study Guide
Defining:  “Plumb line”: A line that hangs perpendicular to the earth by the law of gravity so as to mark a boundary, cornerstone, or uprightness of that which is being built.
 
Referencing: “For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven rejoice to see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the Lord, which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.” Zechariah 4:10
 
Applying: Make sure that your boundaries and uprightness is established with the plumb line of the Lord.