TEKEL--you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient

 

Daniel 5:27 TEKEL--you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.(NASB)

 

Belshazzar, King of Babylon, has prepared a feast for the lords of his kingdom and stands before them to blaspheme the God of heaven. He has shown contempt for the things of God; he has praised false Gods of silver, gold, brass, iron and wood; he has not glorified the God who has given him breath (Daniel 5:1-4. 18-23). This was to be a night of revelry unprecedented in the history of Babylon but in the midst of it the king's countenance is changed when he sees the handwriting on the wall (Daniel 5:5-6). God was not invited to that feast but he came anyway because he had an account to settle with Belshazzar.  Do you not believe that God weighs each one of us on his scales every day of our lives. There is absolutely nothing that is not put on his scales (1 Samuel 2:3; Hebrews 4:13; 2 Corinthians 5:10). Hear the writer of Hebrews as he tells us, "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of  the living God" (Hebrews 10:31).

 

The question of the hour for you and I is simply this: "Where do we stand as we are weighed on the scales?  If we were to stand this moment at the judgment bar of God, would we be found wanting? Is our life one in which we are daily laying up treasure in heaven (Matthew 6:19-21)? Are our affections on things above, do we truly seek those things above (Colossians 3:1-2? Are we really seeking first the kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33)? Are we letting our light shine in order for God to be glorified (Matthew 5:13-16; 1 Timothy 4:12)?Would we be found wanting according to Ecclesiastes 12:13, "Fear God and keep his commandments"?

 

I pray that all of us will go forth down the pathway of life seeking the greatest objective in this life which is to one day stand approved before God and live forever in that land where joy will never end.

 

To God be praise and dominion for ever  and ever. Amen. (1 Peter 4:11)

 

Charles Hicks

candshicks@att.net 

 

CHS
"Everyday Is An Adventure"