Proverbs 11:1
A false balance is abomination to the LORD:
But a just weight is his delight.
Several similar references are made in this proverb; God Yahweh certainly disapproved of the dishonest merchant whose weights differed. In these days people used stones for weights; each stone claimed to be of a certain weight. A dishonest merchant owned stones with differing stones, or weights. The literal translation of the second clause of this proverb says, “a full stone is acceptable unto Him” Much certainly needs to be said about honesty in business, but is this all this proverb intends to teach us?
What is the weight of our Master’s gift to us? Can we ever find it? Is there a measure that can quantify the worth of the messianic sacrifice? Can we calculate its length, width, height, volume or strength? Can we even compare it to anything we know? How can we? We have yet to learn about the concept of infinity.
With such a price paid for our ransom from the evil one, we are left with a dilemma. We are not asked to repay, but the very virtue that we receive from our salvation teaches us about gratefulness. How can we then show the right weight of gratefulness for a gift we cannot even measure?
Ah my friend, the measure is not in the length, width, height, volume or strength. The measure is, as is stated in the original language of this proverb, in the ‘fullness’. Our Master’s fullness is truly immeasurable, but he gave it all. Here is the right weight of our gratefulness to the Master who delivered us from slavery to Satan:
A false balance is abomination to the LORD:
But a just weight is his delight.
Several similar references are made in this proverb; God Yahweh certainly disapproved of the dishonest merchant whose weights differed. In these days people used stones for weights; each stone claimed to be of a certain weight. A dishonest merchant owned stones with differing stones, or weights. The literal translation of the second clause of this proverb says, “a full stone is acceptable unto Him” Much certainly needs to be said about honesty in business, but is this all this proverb intends to teach us?
What is the weight of our Master’s gift to us? Can we ever find it? Is there a measure that can quantify the worth of the messianic sacrifice? Can we calculate its length, width, height, volume or strength? Can we even compare it to anything we know? How can we? We have yet to learn about the concept of infinity.
With such a price paid for our ransom from the evil one, we are left with a dilemma. We are not asked to repay, but the very virtue that we receive from our salvation teaches us about gratefulness. How can we then show the right weight of gratefulness for a gift we cannot even measure?
Ah my friend, the measure is not in the length, width, height, volume or strength. The measure is, as is stated in the original language of this proverb, in the ‘fullness’. Our Master’s fullness is truly immeasurable, but he gave it all. Here is the right weight of our gratefulness to the Master who delivered us from slavery to Satan:
to give our all to Him.
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