The Plumbline

Wise people say things that give you new knowledge, but fools say nothing worth hearing. (Proverbs 15:7) Churchill once said, "We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out." Words that just 'slip out' of our mouths are often the ones we come to regret. We make promises we have no intention of keeping, vow certain things that are really beyond our means, or create unrealistic expectations because we speak words that just aren't true. Wisdom in choosing the right words, at the right time, and speaking them in the right manner is something we must master if we want to have relationships that last a lifetime. What words actually bring 'new knowledge' into our lives? Well, the first place we look for those words is in God's Word. We want to get into the Word of God so it can actually help us with sorting out the words we hear elsewhere throughout our day. Without God's help in 'sorting out' those words, we will enterta...

One more thing, friends: Pray for us. Pray that the Master’s Word will simply take off and race through the country to a groundswell of response, just as it did among you. And pray that we’ll be rescued from these troublemakers who are trying to do us in. I’m finding that not all “believers” are believers. But the Master never lets us down. He’ll stick by you and protect you from evil. (2 Thessalonians 3:3) A groundswell of response - have you ever been in a crowd and begun to actually 'feel' that groundswell of response? It is almost palpable, isn't it? The crowd gets pumped up, they begin to sway, or jump up and down, or cheer like fanatics. All of a sudden, the masses are consumed in the response. It is hard to just sit there and do 'nothing'. At some point, you get sucked in, don't you? It could be in a positive way, or just the opposite - your emotions may take you down a path of disappointment, fear, or even grief. Usually a groundswell is a positive thin...