EPHESIANS 4:1-16
I was alarmed when I found out about a secondary school student who was trying to measure a table with a thermometer. How did he get to that level without knowing the difference between a ruler and a thermometer?
My heart bled for that student and others like him who have fallen so far behind in their education. They cannot move forward because they have not yet learned the basic lessons of everyday life.
But then I thought to myself: do we not sometimes do the same thing when we use the wrong spiritual measuring instruments? For example, do we conclude that churches with the most resources are the most blessed by God? Do we ever think that popular preachers are more godly than those with few followers?
The right measure of our spiritual condition is the quality of our lives, which is measured by such attributes as lowliness, meekness, and longsuffering (Ephesians 4:2). “Forbearing one another in love” (Ephesians 4:2) is a good sign that we are moving toward God’s goal for us: “the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13).
Our spiritual maturity is measured by the quality of attributes that others see produced in us by Christ.
🙏Lord Jesus, help us use the right measurements for growth.
