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D: Do you think that people can fool themselves into thinking they are right, when they are in error?
V: Absolutely. As the author of Power for Today says, if we measure with a ¡°flexible tape¡± or weigh with a ¡°fluctuating scale,¡± we will have bad ¡°standards¡± (or guidelines).
D: What are a ¡°flexible tape¡± and a ¡°fluctuating scale¡±?
V: Well, I think you know this. A ¡°flexible tape¡± takes linear (or line) measurements, and when you measure something twice, you get two different numbers. A ¡°scale¡± takes weight measurements. ¡°Fluctuate¡± means to not be consistent. So the numbers are always changing.
D: So, we can fool ourselves into thinking we are good.
V: Yes. We will criticize others and not see our own ¡°compiled interest owed¡± (which means the amount of money we owe the bank, because we have not paid back our loan on time).
D: We can make lots of mistakes and not even know it.
V: What do you think the author means when he says ¡°we can be so easily swayed by the absence of standards by those around us¡±?
D: Well, ¡°to sway¡± means influence. So, I think he means that many of the people around us who do not have standards or guidelines for their lives can influence us to behave just like they do.
V: That is a frightening thought! I suppose the answer is to ¡°turn to¡± (or go to) the Lord and use His standards. But what does ¡°plumb line¡± mean?
D: Well, a person who builds a house uses a plumb line to make sure that the walls of the house are perfectly straight and vertical. It is a simple device, just a weight attached to a string.
V: I see. So the plumb line is always perfect.
D: You got it. Well, let¡¯s build our spiritual house with the Lord¡¯s plumb line.
V: And not on ¡°shifting¡± (or changing) sand. Have a good one.
D: You too. |
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