Honest Business Practices
I know the title of this post may not sound very spiritual to us, but it is part of God's instructions to us, as His people. There is a right way and a wrong way to do everything. Business is no exception. When we take time to reflect on our lives, we will realize that the businesses that we deal with all of the time have a huge impact on our lives. This is true, not just financially, but in other ways, too. That is why God gives us these instructions. Back in Moses' day they did not have bar codes and digital cash registers. They had scales with weights and other measures to use to know how to charge for their products. (Deuteronomy 25:15,16) God commanded the people to use honest weights and measures, so that they would have a long life in the land the Lord their God was giving them. He let them know that anyone with dishonest weights and measures was detestable to the Lord. I believe there are some lessons for us here, too. We are to be honest in all we say and do in our li...