I have joined the journey to read the bible through in the next 90 days, and started off with a bang! Then we went on a family trip to California to celebrate my grandmother’s 90th birthday and as quickly as I had gotten ahead I fell behind. So the last few days I have been doing extra reading to get caught up to where I want to be.
Today as I was reading the follow scripture something stood out to me. In Exodus 30:13 it says, “Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the Lord.” (Bold emphasis is mine.)
This reference is about how the Israelites were to honor God through the Feasts and how their sacrifice would be measured. Of note to me was that EVERYONE’S sacrifice was measured on the same scale so that there was no inequality. There were many at this time that would manipulate the scales of measure, using their own scales and claim they were equal. To deal with this practice the instruction was given that all sacrifices were measured the same on the same scale and that all were required to give the same amount.
Let’s remember when we face times that feel “unfair” that God is the one who holds the ultimate scale and He weighs all things equally. It is easy to look at someone’s life and feel that their journey has been given more favor than yours, but today is not the final place of measure. I encourage you to trust the one who calls us all to equal sacrifice.
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