November 11, 2026 -Balance
“[9] In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”
Proverbs 16:9 NIV
I was just talking to a friend last night about how people can get so upset about things that someone else is doing because they disagree with their choices. We discussed how there is nothing that a human can do to that will stop God's plan and timing from happening. So yes we are given free will and we can make all the plans we want but even those are in God's hands and part of His will. Just one more concept that is impossible to understand. But for me it is undeniably comforting. It gives me great peace to be able to trust God to establish my steps.
“[11] Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making.”
Proverbs 16:11 NIV
It also gives me great comfort and peace to know that the only one who can honestly weigh the motives and heart of anyone is God. He has established the standard that we live by and made the weights that would measure used. We should not determine what is fair according to the scales of the world because that judgement is always human focused. It is always unfairly weighted in our interests. Only God can accurately know how to balance the scales. So instead of looking to those around us and judging if something is fair, look to Jesus and be grateful. After all what He endured for us was totally unfair from our perspective. From an earthly perspective the scales are tremendously tipped in our favor because of all the unfair treatment and suffering He endured. But from a heavenly perspective He has evened the scales by taking the weight of our sin. Without Jesus the honest scale says that we are heavy with sin and our side is so weighted down that there is no way to rise up and be seen as right in the eyes of God. But Jesus took that weight on Himself and when He did the scales were evened out so that we can now see God and He sees us more than we can be on our own. It restores the balanced relationship that was started in the garden of Eden before the fruit when Adam and Eve walked and talked with God in the cool of the day.
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