Stand Up

Scripture Reading: Psalm 122; Ezekiel 1-3

“Son of man, stand on your feet…” And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet...

- Ezekiel 2:1-2

When Ezekiel heard the voice of the Lord and saw His glory, he fell on his face. That was the only right posture before such holiness. So when the Lord said, “Stand on your feet,” there was a physical sense to the command. Ezekiel had to rise from the ground.

But there was more happening than a change of posture.

Ezekiel was being called into a difficult ministry. His work would be physically demanding. Throughout the book, we see him not only preaching God’s message but acting it out in symbolic, strenuous ways. And like Jeremiah, he would face the opposition of his own people. The command to “stand” was a call to strength, endurance, and courage. It was a call to stand like a man in the face of hardship.

But here is the beautiful part:
God gave the command.
And then God gave the power.

“As He spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet.”

Ezekiel did not stand up in his own strength. The Spirit did the lifting.

This pattern shows up everywhere in Scripture.
Moses said, “I cannot speak.”
Jeremiah said, “I am too young.”
Timothy was timid.
Peter was aware of his own sinfulness.

And yet God called each of them — and then God equipped each of them.

We often feel inadequate for the things God puts before us. We feel too weak, too unprepared, too ordinary. But our weakness has never been the issue. God does not call us because we are capable. He makes us capable as we obey.

Whatever it is God has set before you — a task, a conversation, a responsibility, a ministry, a step of obedience — do not wait to feel strong first.

Stand.
And the Spirit of God will set you on your feet.