We Cannot Deceive God

From: Moody's Stories By: Dwight Lyman Moody

Galatians 6:7⁷Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. (Galatians 6:7); Acts 5:4⁴Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. (Acts 5:4); Proverbs 11:1¹A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. (Proverbs 11:1); Deuteronomy 25:15¹⁵But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. (Deuteronomy 25:15); Proverbs 16:11¹¹A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work. (Proverbs 16:11)

The merchant’s measure may be wrong, but God’s measure is just and right. The merchant measures a gallon of oil or a pound of tea, and does not give full measure. God says to the recording angel:

“So many drops too few; so many grains short. Write it down.

We may cheat man, but we cannot cheat God.

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