A True Disciple

prophet Amos a vision of a wall: “ Behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. And the LORD said to me ‘ Amos, what do you see? ’ And I said, ‘ A plumb line. ’ And then the Lord said, ‘ Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass by them ’” (Amos 7:7 - 8). In essence, God was measuring His people by the plumb line of His Word. It was an indicator of whether they were following His commands or whether they had departed and were walking in sin. His warning to them was that He would not overlook their iniquity, but would judge them according to His divine Word. In a similar way, the Word is a plumb line for us that judges the thoughts and intents of our hearts. It must be applied to every aspect of our lives so that we do not drift away from our intimacy with Christ and our call to advance His kingdom for His glory. The Word is also a plumb line for making disciples. We are to study it: “ Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth ” (2 Tim 2:15). Unless we love and desire the Word, and unless we delight in it and allow it to do its work in us, we will be ill - equipped to deliver it effectively to others. In addition, we must know it: “ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom ” (Col

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