Immeasurable

Ephesians 3:19 AMP That you may know His love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled beyond measure with all the fullness of God.

People love to measure just about anything. It translates subjective experiences into data, helping us track progress toward a goal, compare ourselves to others, and reduce uncertainty. Unfortunately, we often do the same with our spiritual life. Even when we know that our righteousness is not based on performance but on the finished work of Christ, we still try to measure our spiritual growth and accomplishments.

So, how are you measuring your spiritual life? Whatever you are using to measure God’s presence, His provision, and the fulfillment of His promises in your life…it is not enough. The woman at the well came with her clay jar to fill with water. She came to the well knowing she would be back again tomorrow, just like she had been doing every day of her life. She sought just enough water to meet her needs for that day, but this man Jesus offered her something she could not fully grasp. John 4:13-14 tells us that Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” He offered her the gift of living water - to never thirst again. To break free of burdens and receive the gift that Paul stated in Ephesians 3, “to be filled beyond measure with all the fullness of God.” We are asking God to fill our cups when He wants to create rivers of living water flowing from our lives.

Peter, James, John, and Andrew had been fishing all night, just like they had done every night of their lives. They only want to catch enough fish to survive until tomorrow, when they would do it all over again. Simon Peter said, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything.” They were tired, hungry, and disappointed, yet Jesus told them to “go back out to the deep water and let down your nets.” Rather reluctantly, they did as he said. “When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.” (Luke 5:6-7). In that moment, God opened Peter’s eyes to see who Jesus was. He revealed himself as the God of Ephesians 3:20, “Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think.”

Are your nets breaking? Is your life overflowing from God’s presence? Until the outcome we expect is better than anything we’ve seen, heard, or imagined, we are still limiting God to our perspective. Luke 6:38 states, “Give, and it will be given to you. Poured into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over with no space left for more. For with the standard of measurement you use, it will be measured to you in return.” Contrary to what you may have heard, this verse is not about money. It refers to this: whatever measure you use to give mercy, grace, love, and kindness will be used to supply you with those same blessings. Proverbs 11:25 states it this way: “The generous man will be prosperous, and he who waters others will himself be watered.”

The question remains the same: “How are you measuring your spiritual life?” Are you asking for just enough to get by, to get through the day, or trusting God to “fill beyond measure"? Psalm 34:10 TPT states, “Even the strong and the wealthy grow weak and hungry, but those who passionately pursue the Lord will never lack any good thing.” What are you lacking? Trust the God of the immeasurable.

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Psalm 23:1 NIV The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing.

2 Corinthians 9:8 TPT God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything —every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.

Psalms 103:11-12 NIV For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Job 11:7-9 NIV Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than the heavens above—what can you do? They are deeper than the depths below—what can you know? Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived—the things God has prepared for those who love him.

Ephesians 1:18-19 NIV I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.

Psalms 36:5-9 NIV Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, Lord, preserve both people and animals. How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

John 10:10 NIV The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the fullest.

Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever.

Ephesians 1:3 TPT Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm has already been lavished upon us as a love gift from our wonderful heavenly Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus—all because he sees us wrapped into Christ.

Romans 15:13 TPT Now may God, the fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in him. And may the power of the Holy Spirit continually surround your life with his super-abundance until you radiate with hope!

Matthew 6:33 NLT Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

Psalm 84:11 TPT For the Lord God is brighter than the brilliance of a sunrise! Wrapping himself around me like a shield, he is so generous with his gifts of grace and glory. Those who walk along his paths with integrity will never lack one thing they need, for he provides it all!

1 Timothy 1:14 TPT I was flooded with such incredible grace, like a river overflowing its banks, until I was full of faith and love for Jesus, the Anointed One!