“Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have.” — Leviticus 19:36

Weights, and scales, and measures were to be all according to the standardof justice. Surely no Christian man will need to be reminded of this in hisbusiness, for if righteousness were banished from all the world beside, itshould find a shelter in believing hearts. There are, however, other balanceswhich weigh moral and spiritual things, and these often need examining.We will call in the officer to-night.

The balances in which we weigh our own and other men’s characters, are they quite accurate? Do we not turn our own ounces of goodness into pounds, and other persons’ bushels of excellence into pecks? See to weights and measures here, Christian. The scales in which we measure our trials and troubles, are they according to standard? Paul, who had more to suffer than we have, called his afflictions light, and yet…

we often considerours to be heavy — surely something must be amiss with the weights! Wemust see to this matter, lest we get reported to the court above for unjustdealing. Those weights with which we measure our doctrinal belief, arethey quite fair? The doctrines of grace should have the same weight withus as the precepts of the word, no more and no less; but it is to be fearedthat with many one scale or the other is unfairly weighted. It is a grandmatter to give just measure in truth. Christian, be careful here. Thosemeasures in which we estimate our obligations and responsibilities lookrather small. When a rich man gives no more to the cause of God than thepoor contribute, is that a just ephah and a just hin? When ministers are halfstarved, is that honest dealing? When the poor are despised, while ungodlyrich men are held in admiration, is that a just balance? Reader, we mightlengthen the list, but we prefer to leave it as your evening’s work to findout and destroy all unrighteous balances, weights, and measures.

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