One thing we all need to be reminded of: God’s judgment is always meant to bring about righteous living on our part. To remind His chosen people of this principle, God gives Amos a vision of a plumb line as a representation of what standard He applies to all practices. Measured against God’s standard, our offerings of worship fall flat when the poor are overlooked, and injustices prevail. The plumb line is not just for our enemies who we believe to be abusive, it is also a reminder for us to take inventory of our own hypocrisies. In our scripture reading this morning, Amos convicts Israel, and reminds us, that our insincerity and inaction to do righteous things will certainly bring God’s judgment.
