Key Text: Daniel 5:27 KJV - TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

The Almighty God is a just God and He weighs the actions and motives of men in the balance of divine justice. When king Belshazzar was weighed by the Lord, he was found wanting. The Lord sees your ways and counts your steps. Even the secret thoughts of your heart are very loud in His ears: He hears and sees your every imagination. Examine yourself and repent so that you will not be condemned.

Although you may appear to be clean in your own eyes, the weighing scales of the Lord may be showing something different - "Not Good Enough". Therefore, examine your life daily to see if there is any sin to repent of before it is too late. The word of God is on one side of the balance; place your motives on the other side and see how you are doing, through the eyes of the Lord. 

Saul and David were both kings in Israel, weighed by the Lord and found wanting. Whereas David repented and was forgiven, Saul did not and was rejected. Do not wait until the judgment of God falls upon you. Like them, all have sinned and come short of the glory of God - Romans 3:23. Repent today and surrender your life to Jesus Christ that you might be made the righteousness of God in Him - 2 Corinthians 5:21. 

Prayer: O Lord, direct my steps in the way that I should go and let no sin have dominion over me, in Jesus' name. Amen. 

Reflection: Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity - Job 31:6.