Leviticus 19:35-37, NKJV ‘You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume. You shall have honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. ‘Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the LORD. Wednesdays with Moses Keep things honest. As God establishes the principles that will guide the lives of His people, He communicates His expectation that they will deal with each other honestly. In ancient times, it could be easy to use weighted scales, thus overestimating the value of salable goods or undervaluing items that they might purchase. With a scale that was adjusted in such ways, merchants could take advantage of their fellow Israelites. But Gods laws brought balance and integrity to such dealings. While cheating anyone would be wrong, doing so to a fellow Israelite was particularly unacceptable. Such laws were designed to teach a sense of mutual respect and common good thinking to Gods people. They should treat one another as they hoped others would treat them. Surely, the same principle should guide our lives. While we should act with honesty in all of our dealings, our encounters with fellow-believers ought to especially demonstrate such integrity. For if we will cheat a brother, how will we ever become someone to trust? --- Dr. Mike Clarensau serves as Senior Director of the Healthy Church Network
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 07:56:38 +0000
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