DAY 75 Read Deuteronomy 24 through 26; Psalm 90.
Today's reading has instructions about being fair to the poor, to widows, and to servants. Tucked in among other civil laws we find a warning to deal justly in business. Also we read a psalm, apparently composed by Moses near the end of his earthly life.
Memory gem: "O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days" (Psalm 90:14).
Thought for today:
"An honest man, according to Christ's measurement, is one who will manifest unbending integrity. Deceitful weights and false balances, with which many seek to advance their interests in the world, are abomination in the sight of God. Yet many who profess to keep the commandments of God are dealing with false weights and false balances. When a man is indeed connected with God and is keeping His law in truth, his life will reveal the fact; for all his actions will be in harmony with the teachings of Christ. He will not sell his honor for gain. His principles are built upon the sure foundation, and his conduct in worldly matters is a transcript of his principles. Firm integrity shines forth as gold amid the dross and rubbish of the world. Deceit, falsehood, and unfaithfulness may be glossed over and hidden from the eyes of man, but not from the eyes of God. The angels of God, who watch the development of character and weigh moral worth, record in the books of heaven these minor transactions which reveal character. If a workman in the daily vocations of life is unfaithful and slights his work, the world will not judge incorrectly if they estimate his standards in religion according to his standards in business....
"It is not the magnitude of the matter that makes it fair or unfair. As a man deals with his fellowmen, so will he deal with God....The children of God should not fail to remember that in all their business transactions they are being proved, weighed in the balances of the sanctuary."--Testimonies, vol. 4, pp. 310311.
Today's reading has instructions about being fair to the poor, to widows, and to servants. Tucked in among other civil laws we find a warning to deal justly in business. Also we read a psalm, apparently composed by Moses near the end of his earthly life.
Memory gem: "O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days" (Psalm 90:14).
Thought for today:
"An honest man, according to Christ's measurement, is one who will manifest unbending integrity. Deceitful weights and false balances, with which many seek to advance their interests in the world, are abomination in the sight of God. Yet many who profess to keep the commandments of God are dealing with false weights and false balances. When a man is indeed connected with God and is keeping His law in truth, his life will reveal the fact; for all his actions will be in harmony with the teachings of Christ. He will not sell his honor for gain. His principles are built upon the sure foundation, and his conduct in worldly matters is a transcript of his principles. Firm integrity shines forth as gold amid the dross and rubbish of the world. Deceit, falsehood, and unfaithfulness may be glossed over and hidden from the eyes of man, but not from the eyes of God. The angels of God, who watch the development of character and weigh moral worth, record in the books of heaven these minor transactions which reveal character. If a workman in the daily vocations of life is unfaithful and slights his work, the world will not judge incorrectly if they estimate his standards in religion according to his standards in business....
"It is not the magnitude of the matter that makes it fair or unfair. As a man deals with his fellowmen, so will he deal with God....The children of God should not fail to remember that in all their business transactions they are being proved, weighed in the balances of the sanctuary."--Testimonies, vol. 4, pp. 310311.
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