The Plumbline

This is God’s Message, the God who made earth, made it livable and lasting, known everywhere as God: ‘Call to me and I will answer you. I’ll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.’ (Jeremiah 33:2-3 MSG) Back in the day, when I was attempting to learn guitar, I had the standard black guitar case. I covered that thing with bumper stickers because it was the 'in' thing in those days. I had a peace sign, smiley face, and some with messages. One of those stickers read something along the line, "God hasn't forgotten your number, have you remembered his?" It was a reminder that we never stray from his line of sight, nor are we 'out of range' when it comes to 'dialing in' with him to discuss anything and everything! Call to me - there is no other source we can call upon that will provide the same purposeful answers, or the interventions we require. We aren't just raising 'concerns' with God, we are t...

Pushed to the wall, I called to God; from the wide open spaces, he answered. God’s now at my side and I’m not afraid; who would dare lay a hand on me? God’s my strong champion; I flick off my enemies like flies. Far better to take refuge in God than trust in people; Far better to take refuge in God than trust in celebrities. Hemmed in by barbarians, in God’s name I rubbed their faces in the dirt; Hemmed in and with no way out, in God’s name I rubbed their faces in the dirt; Like swarming bees, like wild prairie fire, they hemmed me in; in God’s name I rubbed their faces in the dirt. I was right on the cliff-edge, ready to fall, when God grabbed and held me. God’s my strength, he’s also my song, and now he’s my salvation. Hear the shouts, hear the triumph songs in the camp of the saved? “The hand of God has turned the tide! The hand of God is raised in victory! The hand of God has turned the tide!” (Psalm 118:5-6) If you have ever felt 'pushed to the wall' by a worry, hangup, h...