I was pleasantly surprised when some of you asked about my word for this year. I write, and it is always encouraging when people interact with my me.
My word for 2025 is “plumb line.” I knew a deeper recalibration was happening and necessary in my walk with Jesus. As I prayed and pondered it, Amos’s verse about the plumb line came to mind, and it resonated with my spirit.
As I continued to pray and journal about it, I discovered that Amos means “Burden-Bearer.” According to the introduction in my Bible, Amos was trying to mobilize the nation of Israel to repent for its hypocrisy and spiritual indifference.
After a series of judgments and warnings against Judah and Israel, God gives Amos a series of visions in Amos 7. Amos is shown destruction by locusts but intercedes on behalf of Jacob, and God relents. Then, he is shown the destruction of the land by fire, and Amos once again intercedes on behalf of Jacob, and the LORD relents.
This is when God shows Amos a plumb line and speaks the rest of verse 8, my verse of the year. God had initially built the wall plumb, but he was measuring it to show how it had lost shape and varied from its original design.
In Amos 9, God announces the destruction AND restoration of Israel, promising to preserve the house of Jacob (v.9).
Jesus came and paid the penalty for our sins, but this still applies to us as believers today. We have the Holy Spirit in us to empower us to die to the flesh and live by the spirit. However, I know that, like anyone, my heart can become divided and distracted by things in this world. I am also prone to becoming more attached to my routine than to the God I am trying to connect with.
When I realize I am guilty of this or any other sin, such as judging others, pride, or selfishness, I repent and turn from these destructive ways. I acknowledge my wrongdoing and ask Jesus to forgive me and help me make choices that align with who I am in Him.
In the last few years, I have felt the Lord’s conviction to let go of some things, not necessarily sinful but not serving me and who the Lord has called me to be in this season. I say no to lesser things so I can have more of Him. I am constantly looking for ways to consecrate myself more fully to Him. I want Him to have my WHOLE heart.
I trust the Lord has good things in store for me in 2025 and will align me with Him and His plans for my life, no matter what may be happening in the world. I choose to trust Him, for He alone is good. Will you join me?
What is your word for 2025?
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