Tiny Devotional for Sunday, 08-20-2023

A great good morning to all my friends and neighbors in Internet Land! And to family members who have dropped by, Piper doesn’t like her food.

Differing weights and differing measures,
Both of them are abominable to the Lord.
Proverbs 20:10, NASB

If this verse weren’t so important, I’d skip it, because I discovered it in a painful time. Others were involved, and their stories are not mine to tell. So, you get a parable:

Stockman Bubba ran a cattle station, in partnership with his horse, Nancy. They worked hard together, and although they were not rich, they had achieved a degree of success.

One day, a platypus stung Bubba, incapacitating him.

Bubba tried to continue running the station, but after two years had passed, he realized it was time to retire. Nancy couldn’t adjust to this, and she left for life on her own.

Three years later, Bubba realized Nancy was never coming back, and considered getting another horse. However, he was concerned that the other station owners would think badly of him. After all, he and Nancy had been partners for 29 years before she left, and 32 years in total. So, he talked to Wise PJ. He was expecting words of comfort, but instead, Wise PJ rebuked him. 

“If Stockman Chuck’s horse died, and three years later he got another horse, would you accuse him?”

Bubba admitted that he would never do such a thing.

“In that case, you are committing the sin of differing weights and measures; you hold others to a different standard than you hold yourself. Before you even look at another horse, You Must REPENT!”

Punchline: It’s not righteous to hold yourself to a higher standard than others; it’s abominable to the Lord.

Peace be on your household.