IMMEASURABLY MORE

“Immeasurably more,” the wise man cried.
“Immeasurably more,” I say.
“Immeasurably more?” the young boy asked
As he passed him by that day.

“What do you mean—Immeasurably more?
For I don’t quite understand.
The man held out a measuring tape
And then placed it in his hand.

“Now take this tape and measure, my son,
Just as far as you can go;
Don’t stop until you have done your best,
Then come back and let me know.”

So the young boy measured far and wide,
And it took most of his day,
Then he returned to the wise old man
There to hear what he would say.

“I know you have done your very best,
And you’ve measured far I know.”
The wise man then began to explain
What the young boy longed to know.

“Now where you had measured far and wide
And you could no further go,
It is out beyond where you left off
That God’s love for you will go.

“Immeasurably more than you will ask,
Immeasurably more He’ll do;
Immeasurably more than what you dream
God desires to do for you.

“Now take this tape that you hold in hand
And everywhere you go
Just remember, son, how God loves you
Immeasurably more I know.”

So the young boy held the tape in hand
And went merr’ly on his way
Reminded how immeasurably more
God revealed His love that day.

(Ephesians 3:20-21)

©2005 Linda J. Stevenson
Copyrighted by Linda J. Stevenson.
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