The Measure Of A Believer In Christ

-February 5, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,

“Till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the statue of the fullness of Christ.”

(Ephesians 3:13).

We tend to measure ourselves based on other people, and we compare ourselves to them. We look for people than worse than ourselves in order to feel better about ourselves. The problem is we use the wrong standard of measurement.

It is not about what I think of myself or what others think of me, it is about what does God think of me. Am I pleasing to Him? Does my life impact those around me?

Paul speaks of “the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.” God’s goal for us is to be conformed to the image of Christ. Paul wrote in Romans 8:29, “For whom He foreknew, He predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.”

God’s measurement of us is based on Jesus. Man’s standards are so low and faulty, they fluctuate over time and are based on human perception. God’s standards are immutable and eternal. God’s bases everything on the Bible, the Word of God.

We will never measure up in terms of deserving salvation. We are sinners in need of a Savior. Once we put our faith in Christ and His finished work on the cross, God will begin His work in us. Paul said in Philippians 1:6, “Being confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

David was a man with a heart for God. God took this shepherd boy and made him king. God chose him, called him, and consecrated him for His work.

Jesse had eight sons and seven did not measure up. 1 Samuel 16:7 says, “But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.’” David was a man after God’s own heart.

It is our heart for God that counts and how we live to please Him. God is more concerned about who we are more than what we do; though the latter flows from the former.

Have a blessed day growing in the measure of the stature of Christ. He is not finished with us yet. Stay safe and healthy.

Let us keep our standards high based on the Word of God, and not let the world define us. The best likeness is Christ likeness.

Dean