July 11, 2012
Proverbs 11:1 “A false weight is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight
Honesty is Jesus, “I am the way, the truth, and the life “, but Satan is “the father of lies.” Lying within a family is unpardonable, whether blood related or not, and arguing between siblings and coworkers is just plain bad.
Why should we condone businesses and people who indiscriminately trust in false weights? The butcher who adds a finger to the scale is no different from the manufacturer who repackages his product into a smaller container and amount but charges the same price. The way the gasoline is priced and sold is a total crime. The way Americans are expected to pay more each year for a product with less quality is a crime against good business practices. The way our government spends money it doesn’t have is fiscally irresponsible. What can we do?
We can know that the Lord has the final plan under control; just weight is not a recommendation from God but an expectation. We can only hope that the leaders in politics and business and learn this lesson and are compelled to share rather than hoard up for themselves.
Lord, we love you today and pray for our leaders to realize that judgment will be on them for not being fair and honest with your people. We realize the impact of their daily decisions touches so many people but we know that you are the final judge of fairness and praying for their realization that this world is not all there is. For your service we live. Amen
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