Scales Don't Lie

Scales Don't Lie

Martha Meiser Kiely

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"Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required." Luke 12:48

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In our diet-conscious country bathroom scales are as common as bathtubes and probably used more often. They stand in our midst as a mute reminder that we are a people of plenty, living in a world in which half the people go to bed hungry every night. The scales can serve to remind us that our personal weight problem and the world's food problem are similar -- too much in the wrong places!

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When we make our journey to the feet of God and hear the words "I was hungry and you gave me no food," we may have a difficult time explaining our lack of charity in view of our excess baggage. How will we ever prove that we didn't have enough to give more?

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The only explanation for the abundance of food in our country is that God intends us to be the channel of blessing to others. When we dam up the channel and keep too much for ourselves, we not only endanger the lives of the starving, but we imperil our own health and lead to our own destruction.

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Today make a gift to help feel the hungry.

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Read Matthew 25: 41-46

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Pray Father, we present our bodies a living sacrifice. Use them for thy purpose. In Christ's name. Amen.

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Take Away Points To Consider

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"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:16

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"True Christianity is love in action." David O. McKay

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"Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God." St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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"Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions." Luke 12:15

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"For people (in the last days) will be ... lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God." 2 Timothy 3:2,4

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Devotions for Women at Home Martha Meister Kiely, Abingdon Press ISBN 0-687-10679-6