God Meets You Where You Are
Author: Ayodeji Oludapo
Date: October 19, 2024
Scripture: "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8 (NIV)
Devotional Thoughts
There is something profound about the way God meets us right where we are. No matter how far we think we have wandered or how lost we feel, we are never out of His reach. In the Bible, God often showed up in people's darkest and most hidden moments—meeting them exactly where they were. Consider Caleb: God found him hiding from the Midianites, fearful and unsure. God met him in that moment of fear and turned him into a mighty warrior for His purposes. Moses was on the other side of the wilderness, disconnected from his people and living in obscurity, yet God called him to lead a nation out of slavery.
The Apostle Paul, formerly known as Saul, was heading down the wrong path—a path of violence and persecution against believers. But God met him there, on the dusty road to Damascus, and transformed his mission entirely. God didn’t wait for Saul to change first; He met Saul as he was, flaws and all.
Many of us feel unworthy of God’s love, convinced that our past mistakes or current struggles disqualify us from being used by Him. But the truth is that God isn’t waiting for us to clean ourselves up or make ourselves "worthy." He meets us right where we are—in our mess, in our brokenness, and in our moments of weakness—and uses even the smallest, most seemingly insignificant parts of our lives for His glory.
Practical Reflections
Reflect on your life. Are there places where you feel far from God or areas that feel too messy for Him to touch? Know that God wants to meet you there. He doesn’t want you to hide your weaknesses; instead, He wants to take those very parts of you and turn them into something beautiful.
God loves using the insignificant because it brings Him glory. Just as He met Moses in his wandering, Caleb in his fear, and Saul in his opposition, He can meet you in your current situation. The beauty of God’s grace is that it is not contingent on our qualifications or achievements. He meets us exactly where we are and takes us beyond where we could have ever imagined.
Take a moment to be honest with God today about where you are. Whether you’re in a place of confusion, fear, or even opposition to His plans, invite Him to meet you there. Trust that God will work in your life, not because of your worthiness, but because of His love.
Closing Thoughts
God’s love is always pursuing us, and His grace meets us right where we are. Don’t be afraid to show Him the messy parts of your life because He is an expert at taking what is broken and making it whole. You can’t go too far from the reach of God. He met Caleb hiding from his enemies, Moses in the wilderness, and Saul while he was in active rebellion. He is ready and willing to meet you, right where you are today.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank You for meeting me exactly where I am. Thank You that Your love doesn’t depend on my worthiness, but on Your grace. I give You my fears, my failures, and my shortcomings. I ask that You meet me in my current situation and transform my heart and my life. Use even the smallest parts of me for Your glory. In Jesus' name, Amen.