Reading: Galatians 2 and Deuteronomy 25-27
Scripture: Deuteronomy 25:13-16, "You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small. A full and fair weight you shall have, a full and fair measure you shall have, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. For all who do such things, all who act dishonestly, are an abomination to the Lord your God.
Observation: Back in that day and area, to do trade men would have these measures and weights in their homes or with them to do business. Today we don’t worry about that too much being that there is a system for that, but I also see this as the way we treat those we know are in the church and those we don’t know or experienced that they act as if they are not. Just the other night I noticed that was acting one way around an old friend who’s past I knew to be away from God.
Application: As we sat down to eat dinner and they asked that we bless the meal. After blessing the meal they started going into things they had been learning at church and how they had been going for a few weeks and a worlds religion class they had taken. It totally changed they way the dinner went. That is not how it should be, we are to have one measure and one weight. We are to be the same person in front of our friends who are believers as well as the unbelievers, that could be the only witness to them we may have.
Prayer: Father, I thank you for your grace that covers me every day, you are so amazing, creating this beautiful wold for us to live in and enjoy as we seek you. Lord I ask that you open our eyes to the times where we are being two faced where we have brought out the second set of weights or second measures when dealing with our friends and coworkers. Help us throw away those things that make us abominations and embrace your standards.
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