Natalie and I are planning on moving into a new house in the near future and are learning the importance of measuring. It seems like there is a great deal of planning that goes into making sure different items will fit in various spaces. For me, it’s absolutely imperative that I make sure there is enough room on the counter for the coffee maker. As we’ve gone along planning for the future, I’ve begun to notice how measurements play a vital role in the natural world, even beyond the idea of moving living spaces. Time, distance, area, volume, weight, temperature, and speed are all calculated by measurements. You may not have thought about how often we use measurements in every day life, but it’s an attribute of living that we can’t function properly without. We revolve around finding units that describe and define these aspects.

The spiritual world is interesting because things are seemingly unmeasurable. Actions such as forgiveness and mercy are motions that can’t be measured (Ps. 103:12). This is directly correlated with God’s character. Paul brings this very idea to light in the Ephesian letter:

·     God is immeasurable (υπερβαλλον) in His power (1:19) // Paul explains how this power is exclusive to Christians. He goes on further by revealing this is the same power utilized in raising Christ from the dead. God’s power is limitless and we have an obligation as Christians to lay hold of that resource in this life.

·     God is immeasurable (υπερβαλλοντα) in His grace (2:7) // Consider the total sum of our sins. Can we go a day without sinning? A week? Maybe two weeks? Yet it is only by one sin that we become alienated from God. Only through God do we have a solution for our sin. God’s grace simply cannot be measured for the magnitude of our transgressions is too grand.

·     God is immeasurable (υπερβαλλουσαν) in His Son’s love (3:19) // God chose to demonstrate His love in the most personal way possible; through the deliverance of His Son. It is through Jesus that we find the character and imprint of our God in heaven. His love is a reality that blesses beyond comprehension.

Tyler King