DISHONEST SCALES

“The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him,” Proverbs 11:1 ESV. This passage is not about God hating inaccuracy; it reveals His abhorrence of dishonesty. The Perfect One judges no one for imperfection, for, without Him, nothing is perfect, nor can be. Instead, it is the prideful attempt to set up false scales that elicits His wrath. Ignorance is not an excuse, yet He is merciful to the innocently uninformed. But when we pridefully attempt to establish a new scale of truth to fit our own desires or needs, His anger is roused. Was that not the Deceiver’s intention in the Garden when he tried to reset the scale by saying, “eat the forbidden fruit, it will make you like God”? He was suggesting we can be “like God,” but without the need for God. Wrong. LORD, forgive my attempts to redefine truth. You Alone are Almighty God. Demolish every false scale within me.