The Plumbline

Those who love Your law have an abundance of peace, and nothing  along their paths  can cause them to stumble. (Psalm 119:165 VOICE) I once heard it said you can only be filled when you are empty - so abundance is assured to those who constantly allow their tanks to be filled - but who also are also willing to be emptied in order to meet the needs of others.  A full tank doesn't need to be filled, does it?  A half-empty tank can still get us to a great many destination, but an empty tank requires us to stop what we are doing, get the refill we need, and then begin again the journey which awaits.   The one who loves God's word will never be without the abundance they so desperately desire. The world may not see a Christian's abundance as much more than this thing we refer to as "inner peace", but let me assure you of this - no one who possesses this peace is ever empty!  We often are duped by the world's thinking about "abundance" - as though ...

I love the Eternal; for not only does He hear my voice, my pleas for mercy, But He leaned  down when I was in trouble and brought  His ear close to me. So as long as I have breath, I will call on Him. (Psalm 116:1-2 VOICE) I just love the word pictures painted in scripture because they are so rich in meaning.  When I am sitting right next to my grandson, he may not talk very loudly because of the proximity we hold to each other, but one thing I do is lean in closer. Why?  I don't want to miss a word and I want to make that connection be very real for him.  Somehow when I lean in closer, the space between us narrows and the "clarity" of what is being said is very apparent. It also gives me a chance to see what he usually has in hands at the moment!  It may be a video game, or a creation crafted from those colorful building blocks, or even a picture he has drawn which tells some story he wants me to know.  It doesn't really matter what is in his hands...