Homilist Amos 7:7-8 Thus he showed me: and, behold, the LORD stood on a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.… All men are workers, the world is "full of labour." The words suggest two facts in relation to it. I. God has a COMMANDING VIEW OF IT. "He stands upon the wall" high up, so that every portion comes within His glance. He observes — 1. Its quality, good or bad. 2. Its variety, overt or occult. 3. Its influence, useful or pernicious.Solemn thought, that God's eye is on us in all our activities, and that the most, secret act eludes not His glance. II. God TESTS THE CHARACTER OF IT. "A plumbline in His hand." The mason uses the "plumbline" to determine the straightness of the wall, and thus God tests the character of human actions. What is God's "plumbline"? 1. His law as inscribed upon the human conscience. By this He tries all men, heathen, etc. 2. God's law as written in the Scriptures. By this He tries all who possess the revelation. 3. God's law as embodied in Christ. By this He tries all who have the Gospel. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. |
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