While studying faith, and I began to see somethings that I never considered before. We just assume that the Lord automatically knows every thing with out doing anything. But here is a scripture that tells us other wise.
Isa 40:10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Isa 40:11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Isa 40:12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
The Lord God uses a method into which he is able to comprehend things by measuring them. Measuring things is not just for checking their length, and width or height, but also for weighing them so as to get an understanding. The Lord used these tools when he created the worlds. If the Lord uses these tools, then we need to learn how to use them also. Jesus was a carpenter and I am sure he used many hand tools that he must have looked at, and thought how crude these are, but useful. When the Apostle John was describing the Heaven city in the book of Revelations, he could have said, "Wow, this city is really big" but that would not give us an accurate picture of how big it actually was. My idea of big would be different than yours. The only way to make sure we both knew it's size would be by measuring it. As the Angel who was with him had a golden measuring rod to do just that. The city was 1,500 mile long, 1,500 mile wide, and 1,500 mile high. That is one huge city!!! We do not even have satellites that circle the earth that high, they usually fly at about 350 miles high. The measure of faith is a tool used for getting an understanding that can not be recieved any other way. Our ability to comprehend the greatness of our God can only be understood after we measure the breadth, and length, and depth, and height of the love of God which is way beyond attaining by any other methods except by the measure of faith.
Eph 3:18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
Eph 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Interesting, connecting Ephesians to Revelation…
What I find interesting also or that strengthens the correlation is
What I found interesting also is the first mention(?) of the measurement rod is in Revelation 11, and it’s long read to Revelation 21 when it mentioned again the measurement rod…
- that it mentioned a common thing: "together with all the Lord’s holy people" is similar to "with its worshipper"…
Ephesians 3:14-19
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A Prayer for the Ephesians
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Revelation 11:1
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The Two Witnesses
11 I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers.
Revelation 21:15-21
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15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[a] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits[b] thick.[c] 18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[d] 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.
I guess it only appropriate I invest my measure of Faith which God gives to me ..
today's lesson He gave me was on this verse and the meaning of it ..
Jhn 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?