July 11

The Plumb Line for nations

2 Kings 21:12-13 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle. 13I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab. I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

If you are a mason you would be familiar with a plumb line. It is a weighted string that determines true perpendicular for a wall being built. If you hear the words “out of plumb” that means the wall is being built incorrectly. Well, God has a plumb line for nations. There are several hints of what his plumb line is.

Doing evil
Detestable practices of the nations
Building high places
Baal worship
Worshiping the stars
Killing babies
Practicing WICCA
Not listening to God’s Word
Shedding innocent blood

Here is the grace of God in this whole situation..... God allowed Manasseh to rule for 55 years!
No one can accuse God of being impatient. But know for certain there is a plumb line for all nations.
I wonder how the USA lines up with God’s plumb line?

Think about that as you read your newspaper over the next few days.

Have a glorious Saturday.