Taken from word4U2day:- Who told you... you were naked? Genesis 3:11 NKJ Just how naked were Adam and Eve the moment they ate the fruit? A little bit naked? Just enough to know things weren’t quite as they used to be? One moment they were unconscious of themselves and the next they were self–conscious, embarrassed and ashamed. The nakedness in the story seems to point to something other than ‘in all your bath–time glory’. Adam and Eve are hiding from God. Deep shame is on display here. When they mutter from the bushes about their state of undress, God doesn’t blush or look away in awkwardness. He asks them, ‘Who told you... you were naked?’ In other words, ‘Who told you there was something wrong with you?’ or ‘What’s made you ashamed to be you?’ or ‘What’s made you self-conscious?’ Self-conscious is focus on self, not on God. When He calls you, He doesn’t want you hiding because you’re too shy (read: self-conscious) to come out and keep your eyes on Him to get the job done. Get this: God’s saying to you today, ‘Who told you… you don’t have what it takes… that you’re not clever enough… that you’re not attractive enough… or talented enough?’ Like Adam and Eve, we can believe the slithery lies of the bully or the media or even those close to us. It doesn’t matter what anybody else says or thinks about you. God’s approval is what you need. What are the things that make you want to run for the bushes and hide? Ask God to replace the lies you’ve believed with His truth.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 19:24:12 +0000
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