Being Trustworthy

Ezekiel 45:9
“For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Stop your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Quit robbing and cheating my people out of their land. Stop expelling them from their homes, says the Sovereign LORD. Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid.

In Ezekiel 45, it shows how the land will be divided. The land that was for the temple was in the center of the nation. This shows that God is the center of life. If we want to live according to His ways, we have to make Him top priority.

During this time, greed and extortion was rampant throughout the land. When the land was divided, there would be plenty of land for the princes to own. This would end any basis for greed and would allow the people to live right and just with one another as God commanded them to do. God wants us to live with respect and love towards one another. God wants us to be trustworthy with our time and our possessions.

We should be careful when we desire to have something that belongs to someone else. This is something that if not dealt with in our lives, can be a slippery slope and can lead us to greed and envy. We have to develop our minds to trust God for everything we need. Instead of using a credit card every time you want something, learn to save and live sparingly. I think we all from time to time get impatient and want what everyone else has, but sometimes God wants us to wait and be patient for what He has for us.

Dear Jesus, I pray that you will provide everything I need today. Help me to be trustworthy with my time and my possessions. Help me to be just and right in my attitude towards others. Help me not to become envious or greedy toward anything or anyone today. In Jesus’ name, Amen!