One of the last things that many of us do at the end of the year is take stock of our previous year. We do that by measuring and reviewing our goals, successes, and failures. Like the measuring rod of old, an accurate examination tells us a lot about where we are in life, a picture as it were.
It’s been said, how do we know where we’re going if we don’t know where we've been, or more importantly where we are. The Bible teaches us to take stock of our lives and to keep short accounts with God. The apostle John writes about just such an occasion.
“I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers.“ (Revelation 11:1)
God wanted John to know precisely the size of the heavenly Temple and how many worshipers were there. God revealed Himself and His future plans to mankind clearly in the book of revelation. Even to the minute measurements of His Holy Temple. He wants us to know Him as He is, and by using the measuring rod on ourselves, we see ourselves as we are.
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