As You Lay There in Your Blood

Scripture

"Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, 'Live!'" — Ezekiel 16:6 (NIV)

Nobody stopped.

You were thrown out into the open field. On the day you were born, you were despised. No one looked on you with pity. No one had compassion enough to do anything for you.

That's Ezekiel 16. God is talking to Israel, but He's also painting a picture of all of us before Christ. A mess. Abandoned. Overlooked.

But then: "I passed by and saw you."

God saw you when no one else did. He saw you kicking about in your blood, covered in your own filth, and He didn't keep walking. He stopped. He looked at you.

And He said one word: "Live."

Not just breathe. Live. Full, complete, abundant life. True life.

This is the mercy and grace of Jesus. While no eye in the world pitied you, He saw you. While you were still in your mess, He chose you. He didn't wait until you cleaned yourself up. He found you in the field and spoke life over you.

If you're struggling to see your own worth this morning, remember this: the God of the universe passed by, saw you at your worst, and decided you were worth saving.

That's how He sees you. Not as the mess. As the one He called to live.

It's the same grace we see in the prodigal story — the father ran while the son still smelled like pig slop. It's a love that pursues before we're cleaned up. And sometimes it shows up through someone who intercepts us at our lowest point.

Prayer Prompt

Have you forgotten that God saw you and chose you in your mess? Thank Him for stopping when no one else did. Let His "Live!" sink into your identity today.