I am Found in Romans 5:6-11

Romans 5:6-11 ESV
6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Today I was hit by the words used to describe our state when God reconciles us to Himself through the blood of Jesus. Notice them:

Weak
Ungodly
Sinners
Enemies

All of those words, they describe me. And this passage states that Christ came when I was those things. He didn’t come when I was strong, or godly, or a saint, or a friend of God. We expect love when we are already those things.

No, God’s love is different; His love is made evident when we are the opposite of how we should be.