Our character is the core of who & what we truly are. It has been said that our true character is defined by what we do; what we look at; and what we think, when no one is looking or listening! Because it is the essence of who & what we are, God is deeply concerned about our character. This is a reason that God’s Love has provided us w His Word, so we may grow to know HIS Holy & Righteous character, & trust/ seek Him in order to refine&shape our character. Amos 7:7-8 mentions a “plumb line” which is used to determine what is “straight/true/level/right” (This is what HE showed me: The LORD was standing by a wall that had been built TRUE TO PLUMB, with a PLUMB LINE in His hand. And the LORD asked me, ‘What do you see, Amos?’ ‘A Plumb line’, I responded”)! The plumb line here is God’s Word - THE STANDARD for RIGHT & WRONG; what TRULY GOOD and what is not. God has given us His Word (The Plumb Line) so we can learn of all that is TRULY GOOD - > His Holy & Righteous & Loving Character, & the contrast of Right & Wrong; Holy & UNholy; Eternal Security & FALSE security. When we contrast our character w The Plumb Line that God gives us we cannot help but realize how far “out of plumb” we are, & that we desperately need help! We “accept” God’s loving help in working on/changing our character when we take heed to His Plumb Line-His Word & His Spirit. When we seek to know God’s Character, & allow His Character to influence/change how we live and how we think, we are allowing our character to be refined/shaped by The Lord...the True “Plumb Line”! Like it or not, the reality is that we allow all sorts of things to refine & shape our character-I.e.,what others think; social environment; pride; career development; ambitions & desires; lusts; need for security, etc. In giving us HIS Word, God’s desire is for us to realize HIS TRUSTWORTHINESS, & then allow HIM to lead & guide our lives by making His Word the Plumb Line for our lives & motivate us along a path of “character development” that is Holy & Righteous. Dear Lord, open my heart to be humbled by my lack of “right character”…., so that I will desperately seek Your Help & Guidance n the development/changing of my character.