Really, who is God looking for in this hour? The rich? The self-sufficient? Those with no need? No. He is looking for contrite and broken people. He is searching the earth for those who are broken and desperate for help and hope. Contrite means a desire for atonement and a realization of needing the very resurrection of our hearts back to God. “The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit.” (Psalm 34:18) Basically we need to see and then acknowledge our desperate need to be saved.

Earth’s Current Condition

All I can picture is the valley of dry bones. That seems to be a visual of the spiritual condition of planet earth. That’s about as grim, broken and hopeless as anything I can imagine. Pretty much all of us have some amount of fear of the unknown, which isn’t an indicator of weak faith. The world changed in a day. It caught our entire planet off guard. It has taken the sum total of every day since to show us each who we really are, what we truly are anchored to, and what real faith is all about.

Them Dry Bones

Broken bones are really the best visual of hopelessness. Bones have no life. Bones are the final remains of each of us – BUT they are shatterproof and no doubt they purposely speak of resurrection in the Jewish tradition.

God Is Looking For Dry Bones

“O ye dry bones, hear the Word of the Lord. Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you and you shall live.” (Ezekiel 37:5) God breathes LIFE into broken and contrite hearts. One at a time. Alone together? Yes, He is calling us each by name alone, yet calling us collectively as ONE. This current pandemic though throughout the whole earth comes down to a solo journey. You and God. Me and God.

God’s Promise

Oh, what a promise for every seemingly hopeless, lifeless situation we may find ourselves in! Oh, what a promise for every seemingly hopeless, lifeless soul we stand in the gap for. “They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ Therefore prophesy and say to them: This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel.” (Ezekiel 37:11,12)

God Is Looking For You

God is looking for hearts that are looking for Him. Come with whatever measure of faith you have, even if it’s the size of a mustard seed. You do realize how small that is, right? It’s only 1 to 2 millimeters. Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain – MOVE from here to there and it WILL move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20)

God is waiting for you. Come as you are. Come home. We are safe at home in our heavenly Father’s care.