We read in Ephesians 3:20-21, “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”
Immeasurable blessings refers to benefits or positive things that are so great that cannot be fully measured or described, and this is particularly true in describing God's love, grace, and provision. It implies a vast and overflowing abundance.
We often complain about things in life. The economy. Our jobs. The state of this world. We often feel empty and robbed of "the good things in life." But the Apostle Paul saw things differently. Instead of complaining about what he didn't have, he understood and rejoiced in what he did have. Riches in Christ.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, near the beginning of his little book All of Grace, tells the story of a minister visiting poor woman he intended to help. He had money in hand to give her, but when he knocked on door, she didn’t answer. Later he found out why: she thought he was the landlord coming to collect rent!
Spurgeon then said: “Now it is my desire to be heard, and therefore I want to say that I am not calling for the rent; indeed, it is not the object of this book to ask anything of you, but to tell you that salvation is all of grace, which means free, gratis, for nothing.” Well, that’s my object this morning: I just want to tell you about “the immeasurable riches of God’s grace.”
In “The Hollow Men,” poet T. S. Eliot describes a desolate and despairing world reeling after the first world war. He opens with the lines
We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!”
In this world, rife with sadness and loss, it is easy to feel hopeless and utterly emptied out. However, those of us who know Christ and are known by Him experience the opposite. For when we are in Him, we experience the immeasurable fullness and begin to understand just what’s possible in the power of the Holy Spirit.
God, you are glorious, generous, and gracious. You have blessed me physically and spiritually with so many wonderful touches of your grace. I praise you for your faithfulness. I thank you for your grace. I exalt your name above every other name and hold it as a personal treasure. Please be glorified in me — my speech, actions, influence, and life. I promise you, O God, to see great things through your power in my life and the lives of your people. In Jesus' name, I pray with expectation. Amen.
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