Seeing through Lies and Deception
I am not a carpenter by any means. However, I have watched as a carpenter was building something. He would always have a measuring tape, a pencil, and a level to use to guide him in the right way. He always had to get the boards to be the right length, and when he nailed them together, he had to make sure they were level and square, or the building would not be sturdy and stable. We need the same type of things to make sure our lives are built in the right way to endure trouble and to be strong. God told His people what He was going to do to them, after they had departed from Him to believe in idols and to do their own will. (Isaiah 28:17) "I will test you with the measuring line of justice and the plumbline of righteousness. Since your refuge is made of lies, a hailstorm will knock it down. Since it is made of deception, a flood will sweep it away." I pray we will all let this verse cause us to take stock of what our lives are built upon before the Lord comes to test us. A l...