About 15 years ago, I bought strawberries at a fruit market in a foreign country. I looked for the stand with the most beautiful berries and asked for a kilo.
When I got home, I discovered the berries were moldy and mashed, not the beautiful berries I'd seen on display. Some of the locals later told me to beware of dishonest vendors who scoop from a barrel below the stand.
Even though I got my full kilo of berries, it made me think of Proverbs 11:1: "The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him."
Honesty is important to the Lord.
And it matters to the Lord whether it's a kilo of berries or a million dollar purchase:
“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.” Luke 16:10
As Christians we must be careful to do what is honest in every area of life.
Notice how often God stresses honest business practices:
Leviticus 19:36: "Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry materials or liquids must be accurate. I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt."
Proverbs 16:11: "Honest scales and balances belong to the LORD; all the weights in the bag are of his making."
Proverbs 20:10: "Differing weights and differing measures-- the LORD detests them both."
Proverbs 20:23: "The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him."
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