The Plumbline

We look at life from the back side of the tapestry. And most of the time, what we see is loose threads, tangled knots and the like. But occasionally, God's light shines through the tapestry, and we get a glimpse of the larger design with God weaving together the darks and lights of existence. (John Piper) You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. (Psalm 139:13-16 NLT) Too often we complain about what God must be doing in our lives, doubting good will ever come from whatever it is we are facing. That 'glimpse' at what the finished work will look like is priceless, isn't it? W...

For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. (Colossians 2:9-10 NLT) In Christ, we can do all things. Have you heard that before? Have you ever wondered how is it that the very things we are the weakest doing are the very things he is the strongest at accomplishing? The weakest areas of our lives are the points where his strength can come through time and time again. We are able to do above and beyond whatever we are 'weak' at accomplishing because of our union with him.  Christ lives in us, making the fullness of all he is available within us. That isn't a truth to be taken lightly. We might not think his presence is making much difference in our lives right now, not really 'seeing' what he is doing in us or through us, but it doesn't mean his fullness isn't there. It just means he is silently and deliberately at work. We need to trust t...