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
JOSEPH PRINCE
