Exalt the Lord our God
and worship at his footstool; he is holy.
Psalm 99:5
In the days before HGTV
revealed the intricacies of home
decorating, I naively decided to redo the wallpaper in our bathroom myself. Why
hire a professional when I could do it, right? Little did I know how tricky it
would be to remove the existing paper or how tired I would become before
finishing the project
At least I got off to a good
start, thanks to a generous friend. Patsy had hung wallpaper before and offered
to show me the fundamentals. The most important thing she taught me was to use
plumb line, a weighted string, to establish a
perfectly vertical line.
Without that plumb line for a
vertical reference, the wallpaper would wind up askew. The end result would be
a mess.
Forrest Gump’s mama said life
is like a box of chocolates, but I think life is more like hanging wallpaper.
To do it right, we must have a plumb line, an infallible guide, to keep us
straight. God has given us the Bible to be our plumb line.
When I was a young adult,
someone impressed me with the importance of spending time each day reading and
meditating on Scripture. I have it a priority through the years.
Looking back, I realize
without God’s Word to show me how to live, I would have created quite a mess.
Father, thank you for
giving us the Bible to guide us through life.
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