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How much do you weigh before the Lord? #5,318

 

Bob Lewis 9 · AUGUST 11 AUDIO 2026

August 11, 2026

Daily Devotional

 

How much do you weigh before the Lord?


The question is not about the scale in your bathroom. It is about the only scale that finally matters—the balance in the hand of the living God!


In the night Belshazzar saw the fingers write upon the wall, the verdict was simple and terrifying: “You have been weighed in the balances and found wanting” (Daniel 5:27, TLB). That king had gold, power, and a thousand guests. He had no weight with God. His life tipped the scale the wrong way and judgment fell before the party was over.


God still weighs men the same way. He does not ask how many titles we collected, how large our bank account grew, or how many people applauded us. He weighs the heart. “All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit” (Proverbs 16:2, TLB).


He weighs motives. He weighs secret thoughts. He weighs whether Christ is truly Lord or merely a useful name we drop when convenient.


Most of us are lighter than we think. Pride, unforgiveness, half-hearted obedience, and quiet love of the world make us spiritual fluff.


We look substantial to one another and weightless to heaven. The only substance that registers on God’s scale is the righteousness of Jesus Christ credited to a repentant heart, and the genuine fruit that grows from that new life—faith working through love, obedience that costs something, and a daily dependence on the Holy Spirit.


The good news is that the same God who weighs us also provides the only weight that tips the scale in our favor.


When we trust the finished work of the Cross, the heavy righteousness of the Son of God is laid upon us. Suddenly the scale moves. We who were found wanting are now found in Christ. From that moment the Spirit begins to add real substance—humble obedience, steadfast faith, quiet service that no one sees but God.


So the question returns with urgency: How much do you weigh before the Lord today? Not yesterday’s profession, not next year’s good intentions—today.


The balance is already in His hand. The only safe place to stand is under the blood of Jesus, living so that when the final weighing comes, the verdict will not be “found wanting,” but “well done, good and faithful servant.”

Amen!

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Let us Praise Him Daily!

A good way to learn to Praise God is to memorize the first 6 Verses of Psalms 148:

1 Praise the Lord, O heavens! Praise Him from the skies!

2 Praise Him, all His angels, all the armies of heaven.

3 Praise Him, sun and moon and all you twinkling stars.

4 Praise Him, skies above. Praise Him, vapors high above the clouds.

5 Let everything He has made give praise to Him. For He issued His command, and they came into being;

6 He established them forever and forever. His orders will never be revoked.

 

PLEASE read the last 6 Chapters of Psalms: 145-150 so that you will learn how to Praise God like David did!

If you don’t want to get your Bible, Here they all are, just click on each Chapter and I will read them to you:

PSALMS 145 PSALMS 146 PSALMS 147 PSALMS148 PSALMS 149 PSALMS 150

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JESUS IS:

THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH,

THE LEADER,

THE ORIGINATOR,

THE LORD & MASTER,

THE SUPREME LEADER,

OUR HOPE,

1ST BORN FROM THE DEAD WITH AN IMMORTAL BODY TO NEVER DIE AGAIN,

THE 1ST FRUITS OF THE RESURRECTION,

HE IS OUR FESTIVAL OF HOPE,

OUR PARDON,

GIVEN 1ST PLACE IN EVERYTHING,

HAS BEEN EXALTED AS SUPREME OVER EVERYTHING,

IS ENOUGH,

THE FULLNESS OF GOD DWELLS IN US THROUGH JESUS,

JESUS HAS BROUGHT US INTO HARMONY WITH GOD,

HE HAS BROKERED A PEACE TREATY BETWEEN GOD & MAN,

YOU WERE BORN ON THE WRONG SIDE, BUT BY ACCEPTING JESUS

YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE NOW,

YOU ARE BEYOND REPROACH,

JESUS WAS THE SOLUTION BEFORE YOU HAD A SIN PROBLEM,

NEVER GET OVER WHAT JESUS HAS DONE FOR YOU!

NOW:

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH:

TO TEACH US TO LEAD OTHERS TO CHRIST!

AMEN!

(You might want to copy those down and memorize them!)

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DAILY BIBLE READING:

>1. Chapter for the DAY in Proverbs;

>2. PLUS: 1 NEW Chapter from the Old Testament AND

>3. PLUS: 1 NEW Chapter from the New Testament Daily:

Chapter 11 in Proverbs for today: (AUGUST 11 (MT) (ESV)

  1. 11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
        but a just weight is his delight.
    2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
        but with the humble is wisdom.
    3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
        but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
    4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
        but righteousness delivers from death.
    5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight,
        but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
    6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
        but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
    7 When the wicked dies, his hope will perish,
        and the expectation of wealth[a] perishes too.
    8 The righteous is delivered from trouble,
        and the wicked walks into it instead.
    9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
        but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
    10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
        and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
    11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
        but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
    12 Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense,
        but a man of understanding remains silent.
    13 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets,
        but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
    14 Where there is no guidance, a people falls,
        but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
    15 Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
        but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
    16 A gracious woman gets honor,
        and violent men get riches.
    17 A man who is kind benefits himself,
        but a cruel man hurts himself.
    18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
        but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
    19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
        but he who pursues evil will die.
    20 Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord,
        but those of blameless ways are his delight.
    21 Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished,
        but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
    22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
        is a beautiful woman without discretion.
    23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
        the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
    24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
        another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
    25 Whoever brings blessing will be enriched,
        and one who waters will himself be watered.
    26 The people curse him who holds back grain,
        but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
    27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,[b]
        but evil comes to him who searches for it.
    28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
        but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
    29 Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind,
        and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
    30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
        and whoever captures souls is wise.
    31 If the righteous is repaid on earth,
        how much more the wicked and the sinner!

    Footnotes

    1. Proverbs 11:7 Or of his strength, or of iniquity
    2. Proverbs 11:27 Or acceptance

CHAPTER 11 JEREMIAH for today: (AUGUST 11 (LN) (ESV)

11 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 3 You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant 4 that I commanded your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be my people, and I will be your God, 5 that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day.” Then I answered, “So be it, Lord.”

6 And the Lord said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: Hear the words of this covenant and do them. 7 For I solemnly warned your fathers when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, warning them persistently, even to this day, saying, Obey my voice. 8 Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not.”

9 Again the Lord said to me, “A conspiracy exists among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words. They have gone after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their fathers. 11 Therefore, thus says the Lord, Behold, I am bringing disaster upon them that they cannot escape. Though they cry to me, I will not listen to them. 12 Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they make offerings, but they cannot save them in the time of their trouble. 13 For your gods have become as many as your cities, O Judah, and as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to shame, altars to make offerings to Baal.

14 “Therefore do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer on their behalf, for I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their trouble. 15 What right has my beloved in my house, when she has done many vile deeds? Can even sacrificial flesh avert your doom? Can you then exult? 16 The Lord once called you ‘a green olive tree, beautiful with good fruit.’ But with the roar of a great tempest he will set fire to it, and its branches will be consumed. 17 The Lord of hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you, because of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have done, provoking me to anger by making offerings to Baal.”

18 The Lord made it known to me and I knew;
    then you showed me their deeds.
19 But I was like a gentle lamb
    led to the slaughter.
I did not know it was against me
    they devised schemes, saying,
“Let us destroy the tree with its fruit,
    let us cut him off from the land of the living,
    that his name be remembered no more.”
20 But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously,
    who tests the heart and the mind,
let me see your vengeance upon them,
    for to you have I committed my cause.

21 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, and say, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will die by our hand”— 22 therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine, 23 and none of them shall be left. For I will bring disaster upon the men of Anathoth, the year of their punishment.”

Revelation 06

for today: (AUGUST 11 (NN) ESV)

 

6 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.

3 When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

5 When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, “A quart[a] of wheat for a denarius,[b] and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!”

7 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.

9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. 10 They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers[c] should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

12 When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, 13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. 14 The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15 Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave[d] and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, 16 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:6 Greek choinix, a dry measure equal to about a quart
  2. Revelation 6:6 A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
  3. Revelation 6:11 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
  4. Revelation 6:15 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

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Please Remember:

“CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS

AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD!”

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The Steps to Salvation:

> Repent: Repentance means that you are turning away from sin to turn to Christ. It does NOT mean that you will be perfect.

> Believe/Receive: Salvation is through Faith in Jesus and by the Grace of God. Believing means putting your Faith in Jesus and receiving forgiveness of sin.

>Walk in the Newness of Life: Jesus died so that we might live. We walk in the Newness of Life being Born Again by His Blood.

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GOD THE FATHER IS THE SOVEREIGN KING
AND CREATOR OF THE ENTIRE
UNIVERSE AND BEYOND!

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