In the last few chapters of the book of Ezekiel, God takes Ezekiel up in a vision. He is led by a man with a measuring through a city to measure the temple of that city. All through chapter's 40-42 of Ezekiel it says "He measured...He measured...He measured...He measured" and it feels like it's never going to end. But at the very end of this long list of measurements, there is a statement that tells us what it's really all about. Ezekiel 42:20 says that these measurements were to "...divide between the Holy and the profane." The message that God was sending to His people was that he was going to measure them to be sure they were properly separating the Holy things from the profane things. You know, God still measures His people today. The question I want to look at is how does does He measure us today?

God Measures Us by His Word.

Jesus said, "If you love me you will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). John wrote, "If anyone says 'I know Him' but doesn't keep His commandments, he is a liar" (1 John 2:4). The final vision of the book of Revelation shows us a judgement day scene. On that day, it says that God will open the scripture books and judge us according to our deeds (Revelation 20:12). God measures us today by the scriptures. We ought to be people who strive to keep follow Jesus' teachings. it doesn't mean we have to be perfect, we have grace for that. But we will be measured by the scriptures. If God measured you today, would he find you faithful to His word?

God Measures us Through Trials.

Another interesting way that God measures us is through trials. Peter said that Christians face various trials as a "testing of their faith" (1 Peter 1:6-7). When we face trials it is a way of God measuring us to ensure that our faith is where it needs to be. Some people grow stronger through trials because their faith is where it ought to be. However, some walk away from the Lord in trials because their faith was in the wrong thing. God uses these things to measure us and ensure that we are where we need to be. How will you stand in the face of trials? When God measures you will he find you faithful to his teachings?

- Kolton Ballance