Sweeter Than Honey: Weights and Measures

From the Old Testament to the New, the eternality of God's Word is clearly proclaimed: 

Job tells us, “I have treasured the Words of His mouth more than my portion of food” (Job 23:12). 

Isaiah reminds us that, “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of our God endures forever” (Isaiah 40:8). 

And Matthew records Jesus saying, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My Words will never pass away” (Matthew 24:35).

God's Word is like an eternal Love Letter to us!

​Have you ever received a love letter, friend? Did you read it? Did you read it just once, or did you read it over and over again? A Love Letter is a treasure when you love the One who sent it!

How would you like to read through God's Love Letter—His Word, the Bible, with a group of like-minded, Christian girlfriends? We're doing that over in the private, Sweeter Than Honey, Facebook group. Did you know you don't have to start a Bible reading plan on January 1? You can begin today! This simple plan, and an accountability partner, will help you succeed. Who will be your accountability partner? Share this post with them and invite them to the private Facebook group.

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Sweeter Than Honey is patterned after this Bible Reading Itinerary. On Tuesdays, here at the blog, I would love it if you and I could take a trip through God's Word and Sweeter Than Honey, together! I would also encourage you to Join us over in the private, Sweeter Than Honey, Facebook group, introduce yourself, meet new friends, and share your thoughts there as well. We're waiting for you!

Deuteronomy 25-27: Weights and Measures

In Deuteronomy 25-27, Moses reviews many of the statutes and rules, given by God, that the children of Israel were to live their lives by. One of these rules was concerning weights and measurements.

“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.” (Deuteronomy 25:13-15)

Weights and measurements are the standards by which we measure things. I read a quote recently that says:

“We’re always wanting God to deal with the problem of evil, but we rarely want God to deal with the evil in our hearts… and that’s a problem.” —Rick Atchley

When I read this passage about the weights and measurements, I thought about that quote. If we use different standards for the sin of others than we do our own sin, that’s a problem. It’s a really big problem! The Bible tells me, clearly, that I am not to have two different kinds of weights or two different kinds of measurement. The evil (or sin) in the life of someone else is just as much an abomination in the eyes of God as the sin in my own life. 

At the end of chapter 26, Moses reminds the Israelites why it was so important for them to keep the statutes and rules God set down for them:​

“This day the Lord your God commands you to do these statutes and rules. You shall, therefore, be careful to do them with all your heart and with all your soul. You have declared today that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in His ways, and keep His statutes and His commandments and His rules, and will obey His voice. And the Lord has declared today that you are a people for His treasured possession, as He has promised you, and that you are to keep all His commandments, and that He will set you in praise and in fame and in honor high above all nations that He has made, and that you shall be a people holy to the Lord your God, as He promised” (Deuteronomy 26:16-19).

Today, let’s remind ourselves of the importance of using the same weights and measurements in our own lives that we are so quick to use in the lives of others. Let’s be a people holy to the Lord our God!

I love this quote from Rick Atchley: "We’re always wanting God to deal with the problem of evil, but we rarely want God to deal with the evil in our hearts… and that’s a problem.” So much truth there!

About Sweeter Than Honey

When I read God’s Word each morning, I find inspiration and insight that keeps my day on track. Join me on this journey. Let’s settle in with His Word—it’s His Love Letter to us. Did you know that? Let’s read it like a love letter, expecting to glean something for our walk with Him every day. Let’s look for peace in the chaos and strength for our weaknesses. Even on our busiest days we can carve out a few minutes to refocus on the important—the eternal. Can’t we? We may have to get up a little earlier, when the house is still and quiet, or stay up a few minutes after the others are all tucked in for the night, but we can do this! I know we can!

Let's be intentional about focusing on God’s Word and the truths found there. Let's let it inspire us to live out our faith each day in a way that causes those we come in contact with to want what we have found. God sees you. He knows you by name, He knows the number of hairs on your head, and He cares about every detail of your daily existence. He wrote you a Love Letter. Let’s dive in!

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