The Plumbline

I observed an eagle in full flight while on vacation.  As it sailed high over the waters of Birch Bay, it looked so majestic.  Soon, it landed atop a giant expanse of a towering tree.  Two trees with equal stature awaited the eagle.  Both were side by side - yet he chose one over the other.  In a short time, three large crows began to flap their wings, dive at the head of the eagle and were raising all kinds of a ruckus about his presence in "their" tree.   Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.   Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.   For we   are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.  (Ephesians 6: 10-12 NLT) It was quite a display of determination on the part of those crows.  Obviously, ...

David gives us a glimpse into the secret of waiting on God's timing - something we all likely struggle with from time to time.  We want answers, but they just seem to not be coming - causing us to kind of wonder what our next step should be and almost taunting us with the desire to take a step outside of God's will by taking the lead instead of waiting.  We have all been there.  We would do well to face the waiting in the manner David does - with a certainty of heart. Let all that I am wait quietly before God,   for my hope is in him. (Psalm 62:5 NLT) We are to wait with all we have - everything that is in us must be engaged in the process of waiting.  Don't miss that - it is a PROCESS.  Think about waiting in line at the grocer.  You count the number of items in your basket, glance around for the shortest wait, and then get in line.  What throws us off sometimes is the PROCESS of the people in front of us in obtaining their purchases.  T...