The Plumbline

We hear of natural disasters all the time - complete with winds, rains, and the raging waters of tides overwhelming land.  In those places where such devastation occurs, we often see structures which appeared okay on the outside being totally destroyed by the floods which came or the winds which blew with gale force.  What gave the appearance of being "built well" may not have been "planned" well, nor "maintained" well!  There is a difference between erecting a structure and then erecting one which will withstand the forces which come against it! Everybody who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise builder who built a house on bedrock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the wind blew and beat against that house. It didn’t fall because it was firmly set on bedrock. But everybody who hears these words of mine and doesn’t put them into practice will be like a fool who built a house on sand. The rain fell, the floods cam...

Prepared:  properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready; to put in proper condition or readiness.  The opposite of being prepared is being rather disorganized or unaware.  There are probably a lot of things in life we are neither prepared for, nor equipped to handle at the moment.  They seem to creep up on us and then we are scrambling to find the solution and just struggling the whole time to keep our heads above water.  There are numerous times we are admonished in scripture to "prepare" or "be prepared". All of them have to do with getting the right frame of reference, right frame of mind, or the right frame of spirit. Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You’ll need them throughout your lif...