Meditate On
Then the Lord God called to Adam and said
to him, “Where are you?”
Genesis 3:9
No
More Hiding
After Adam and Eve fell into sin, they
heard the sound of the Lord walking in the garden. What did they do? They hid
themselves from His presence.
There is something God wants us to learn
here about sin-consciousness: It makes us hide from Him when He actually wants
to hang out with us. It makes us feel like we’ve fallen off His radar. It makes
us feel afraid of Him when the safest and most comforting place in the world is
in His presence.
Adam was sin-conscious. He said to God, “I
heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid
myself” (Genesis 3:10). Now, this nakedness was not just physical. Adam saw
himself unworthy of God. He was aware of his sin. He never had this awareness
before. Prior to his act of disobedience, when God came into the garden, he
would hang out with God without any sense of uncleanness. Then, he became
conscious of his sin and ran away from God’s presence.
Beloved, God wants to hang out with you.
But you can’t have an intimate relationship with Him when you are sin-conscious
and feeling unworthy in His presence. The good news is that Jesus’ blood has
removed all your sins and made you righteous. And God is so pleased with His
Son’s sacrifice that He will by no means remember your sins (Hebrews 10:17). So
come out of your hiding place and hang out boldly with God. It’s in His
presence that you are empowered, refreshed and recharged. It’s in His presence
that you receive from Him!
BLESSINGS
JOSPEH PRINCE
