“Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.” – Leviticus 19:35
Years ago, a lonely Wyoming sheepherder wrote to the conductor of the New York Philharmonic Symphony. "Dear Mr. Toscanini, "the sheepherder wrote. "Each Sunday night I enjoy listening to you conducting the orchestra in New York City. It's lonely out here. My only comfort is my battery radio and my old fiddle. Winter is coming and then I won't be able to get into town. My batteries will be dead by spring. "This means that soon my only comfort will be my fiddle.
However, it desperately needs a tuning. Would you be so kind as to sound the note 'A' next Sunday night so I can be sure my fiddle is up to standard pitch?" Toscanini's announcer read this letter over the radio the following Sunday, and said: "Now, ladies and gentlemen, for the man in Wyoming, here is the note of 'A'". The pianist sounded the note and listeners visualized what was happening over 2,000 miles away-a lonely man busily tuning four strings to match the pitch being sounded in New York City.
Dishonest measures are a crime and a sin. Today in prayer, thank the Lord that He honors us when we use honest measures and deal honestly with others.
“The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.” – Arthur C. Clarke
God’s Word: “Do not have two differing weights in your bag--one heavy, one light. Do not have two differing measures in your house--one large, one small. You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. For the LORD your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.” – Deuteronomy 25:13-16
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