**What’s Love Got To Do With It? “…Everything.”**

Ezekiel 16:8–14

There are passages in Scripture that stop you in your tracks — not because they are poetic, but because they reveal the depth of God’s love in a way that reaches straight into the soul. Ezekiel 16:8–14 is one of those passages. It is a vivid portrait of God’s covenant love — a love that sees, rescues, restores, beautifies, and elevates the broken.

I want this particular blog to touch us deeply and in a profound, uncommon way — because tucked inside this Scripture is a revelation we desperately need to grasp:

God’s love for us has everything to do with His redemptive work on Calvary’s cross.

Everything He did for Israel… He fulfilled completely in Jesus Christ.

Let’s be perfectly honest —

we needed a Savior.

We needed a Redeemer.

We needed Someone who could bring us back into alignment with God.

And the sobering truth is this:

No one qualified.

Not a prophet.

Not a priest.

Not a king.

Not an angel.

Not even the holiest among men.

Scripture declares, “He looked, and there was no one… so His own arm brought salvation” (Isaiah 59:16).

Heaven searched for someone capable of redeeming humanity — and found none.

So God Himself stepped down.

Deity took on flesh.

The Eternal clothed Himself in time.

Holy stepped into what was polluted.

Love stepped into what was hopeless.

Why?

Because, just as Ezekiel describes, we were polluted and stained in our own blood — spiritually lifeless, helpless, and incapable of restoring ourselves. We were uncovered, unclean, unwanted by the world — but beloved by God.

We could not cleanse ourselves.

We could not fix ourselves.

We could not return ourselves to God.

So God came Himself to do what we could never do.

He covered what shame exposed.

He washed what sin polluted.

He restored what life damaged.

He crowned what was once cast away.

He redeemed what everyone else had given up on.

This is why Ezekiel’s passage hits so deeply:

It is not just historical.

It is not just poetic.

It is prophetic — a mirror of Christ’s redemptive love toward us.

And now…

God’s Covenant Love**

Ezekiel 16:8

“When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love…”

God returned and looked again — which means He didn’t forget you.

He didn’t walk away.

He came back, again, to the very place where you were abandoned.

Israel was unwanted.

Uncovered.

Unprotected.

But God saw her — with the eyes of love.

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How Jesus fulfilled this:

When Christ found us, we were spiritually abandoned and emotionally bankrupt.

But He came again — not to condemn, but to redeem.

Love drew Him toward us when everything else should have pushed Him away.

Love does not wait for perfection — love meets you in the condition you are in.

“…I spread the corner of My garment over you and covered your nakedness.”

This is covenant language — the language of marriage and divine covering.

To spread a garment over someone meant:

• I choose you.

• I protect you.

• I claim you as My own.

Before she could fix herself, God covered her.

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How Jesus fulfilled this:

We were spiritually naked — exposed by sin, shame, and brokenness.

And Jesus covered us with the robe of His righteousness (Isaiah 61:10).

He didn’t wait for us to clean up.

He covered us first — then began restoring what was broken.

“…I made My vow to you… I entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord, and you became Mine.”

God is not a rescuer who abandons you afterwards.

He is a covenant-keeping God.

He vows Himself to her.

He binds Himself to her.

He commits Himself to her — permanently.

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How Jesus fulfilled this:

On the cross, Jesus sealed the New Covenant with His blood.

Not temporary. Not fragile. Not conditional.

He didn’t just save you — He claimed you.

He looked at you and declared:

“You belong to Me.”

Ezekiel 16:9

“Then I bathed you with water… washed off your blood… and anointed you with oil.”

God doesn’t just cover — He cleanses.

He removes every stain from your past.

He washes off the residue of where you’ve been.

Then He anoints — which means:

• healing,

• restoration,

• consecration,

• assignment.

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How Jesus fulfilled this:

Jesus washed us clean through His sacrifice

and anointed us with the Holy Spirit.

He removes what sin left behind

and empowers us for what lies ahead.

Ezekiel 16:10

“I clothed you… wrapped you… covered you with silk.”

He gives her garments of honor, dignity, and beauty.

He restores what shame stripped away.

He dresses her like royalty.

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How Jesus fulfilled this:

Jesus clothes us with salvation, righteousness, and purity.

He removes the garments of guilt, regret, and unworthiness —

and wraps us in His holiness and beauty.

Grace doesn’t leave you halfway dressed —

it fully restores you.

Ezekiel 16:11

“I adorned you with ornaments… bracelets… a chain…”

God doesn’t just fix her —

He beautifies her.

He adorns her with gifts that reflect His affection.

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How Jesus fulfilled this:

The Lord decorates our lives with His goodness —

favor, gifts, identity, purpose, and calling.

He gives us spiritual “ornaments”:

joy, peace, power, anointing, strength.

Grace is extravagant.

Ezekiel 16:12

“I put a ring on your nose… earrings… a beautiful crown on your head.”

A crown signifies royalty, identity, and authority.

She is no longer an abandoned child —

she is a crowned bride.

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How Jesus fulfilled this:

Jesus crowns us with lovingkindness and tender mercies (Psalm 103:4).

He makes us kings and priests (Revelation 1:6).

He gives us identity as sons and daughters of the Most High.

Your crown is not earthly —

it is eternal.

Ezekiel 16:13

“You grew exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty.”

She didn’t just survive —

she transformed.

She became who God always intended her to be.

Her beauty came from the One who restored her.

Her royalty came from the One who raised her.

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How Jesus fulfilled this:

Through Christ, we grow into spiritual maturity, purpose, and royalty.

We become a “chosen generation” and a “royal priesthood.”

Grace lifts you from the ground to the throne room.

Ezekiel 16:14

“Your beauty was perfect through My splendor that I had bestowed on you.”

Her beauty wasn’t self-made.

It wasn’t earned.

It wasn’t developed by effort.

It came from His splendor,

His handiwork,

His covering,

His restoration.

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How Jesus fulfilled this:

Anything beautiful in our lives is evidence of God’s glory resting upon us.

We shine because He covered us.

We stand because He restored us.

We are beautiful because He adorned us with Himself.

What’s Love Got To Do With It? “…Everything.”**

When we step back and look at the fullness of Ezekiel 16:8–14, a holy hush settles over the soul. This isn’t just a story about Israel — it is the blueprint of God’s redemptive heartbeat toward every one of us. It is the picture of a God who refuses to leave us where He found us. A God who sees us in our abandoned condition and still calls us beloved. A God who reaches into our brokenness, not with judgment, but with covenant love.

This passage reveals a Savior who covers our nakedness before we can clothe ourselves…

who washes our shame before we can fix our stains…

who anoints our wounds before we can stop the bleeding…

who crowns our heads before we can stand upright…

who restores our identity before we can understand our worth.

This is not ordinary love.

This is redeeming love.

This is covenant love.

This is the love of Jesus Christ, the One who stepped down into our polluted condition to lift us into His glorious perfection.

Everything described in Ezekiel — every covering, every cleansing, every garment, every ornament, every crown — was pointing ahead to the One who would fulfill it perfectly.

And the truth remains:

We are beautiful because His splendor rests upon us.

We are royalty because His covenant claims us.

We are redeemed because His love would not let us die where sin left us.

So what’s love got to do with it?

Everything.

Absolutely everything.

Because without His love, we would still be lying in the place where He first found us.

But because of His love, we now stand clothed, crowned, and called His own.

✨ Closing Prayer

Father,

We thank You for the covenant love that reaches beyond our brokenness and pulls us into restoration. Thank You for being the God who saw us abandoned, polluted, and unworthy — and still said, “Live.” Still said, “Come.” Still said, “You are Mine.”

Thank You, Jesus, for covering our nakedness with Your righteousness, for washing away the stains we could never cleanse, and for adorning us with the beauty of Your holiness. Thank You for the crown of mercy, the garments of salvation, and the oil of the Holy Spirit that marks us as Your beloved bride.

Lord, let this word sink deep into our spirits.

Let us never forget the pit You pulled us from, the grace You wrapped us in, or the splendor You placed upon us. Teach us to walk like the restored, redeemed, royal sons and daughters You have made us.

And as we go forward, may every breath, every step, every word reflect the covenant love that saved us.

Let Your splendor be seen in our lives.

Let Your beauty rest upon us.

Let Your love shine through us.

In the name of our Redeemer, Restorer, and Bridegroom —

Jesus Christ — Amen.

✨ Author Bio

Lauretta Scott is a devotional author, faith blogger, and passionate encourager whose writing flows from a place of testimony, restoration, and deep intimacy with God. As the founder of iPublishub-Books, she uses storytelling and biblical revelation to uplift the broken, strengthen the weary, and remind believers of their true identity in Christ.

Lauretta writes with a heart for the abandoned, the overlooked, and the ones God has pulled out of the “polluted places.” Her message is simple but powerful: God’s love redeems, restores, and re-crowns. Through her books, blogs, and daily encouragement, she helps readers see the beauty of the One who covered, cleansed, and claimed us as His own.