Hiding from God In the garden of Eden, after Adam and Eve disobeyed God and committed the first sin, their response was to hide from God. Of course they couldn’t, but they tried. There have been times in my life when I have tried to hide my sins and mistakes from God and others. I have to say, it’s exhausting. Many of us have a picture of God as someone who wants to punish us for our mistakes, so we hide from him. We act like children who are afraid of being spanked. But the fact is, we have a God who wants to forgive our sins. There may be consequences associated with our actions, but we don’t have to carry around the shame and fear of punishment. Instead, we can confess what we have done, the mistakes we’ve made, the bad choices we have made, the sins that separate us from God. When we seek him, he promises that we will find him. When we ask to be forgiven, he forgives us. It’s as simple as that. Any time we are ready to freely surrender our sins, he is ready to love us, forgive us, and show us a better way. PRAYER Lord, I don’t ever again want to have to hide from you. Thank you for inviting me to come before you, sins and all, and ask for forgiveness. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:17:51 +0000
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