I Sat Where They Sat

“Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.” (Ezekiel 3:15)

God was preparing Ezekiel to be a watchman over the house of Israel. God directed him to make a visit to the captives in Tel-abib, a part of Babylonia. Part of his preparation was to live among them seven days and to sit where that sat.

The Lord Jesus Christ sat where we sit and identified with us. “The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us…” (John 1:14) By leaving the glories of heaven and sitting where we sit in this world of sin, sorrow, pain, war and confusion, He is“touched with the feeling of our infirmities.” (Hebrews 4:15) 

When we are by the bedside of a sick friend or family member, Jesus “sat where we sit.” He understands. When we weep, while on earth, He “sat where we sit.” When we are lonely, He understands because He “sat where we sit.” Trust, love and worship this Great Savior who “sat where we sit.”