Genesis 3:10 He answered, “I heard you in
the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”
God
called and asked where the man was, and the man answered back with a somewhat
honest answer, but mostly not…
He
first acknowledges that he heard God nearby, but then he admits that he was
afraid because he was naked and he hid.
Adam
still recognized God’s voice. Adam still
knew that he must answer to him. And yet
Adam knew something was terribly wrong, and he admitted it.
He
told God that the state in which he was made (naked) now brought him fear and
shame in His presence.
Isn’t
that so sad?
God
made man in his image and yet now that image was tainted by sin, and caused man
to hide from God.
It’s
the same today. We believe a lie that
cuts to the core of who we are and why we are here, and that which should bring
us comfort and peace then instead brings us shame and fear – the realization
that we are naked and unclothed in his presence.
Living
in a state of sin (disobedience to God) sends us behind a tree, into hiding,
and keeps us from those nice walks in the cool of the day, hand in hand with
Him.
What
are we then afraid of? Adam was afraid
of God’s punishment. And he should have
been.
Let’s
see why…
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