Who Told You That Your Were Naked

We find ourselves at a distance from God. We’ve been too busy to read His word, too busy to worship or we show up physically but not spiritually and without even realizing it a little sin slips in. Maybe we haven’t done anything awful but we find excuses not to do something we know we should or we get angry and the gatekeeper is off duty and all sorts of nastiness flies out our mouth. Been there? Sorry to say I have.

When I realize what I have done or not done Satan is right there telling me that I have once again made a mess of things I am once again a loser and God must find me to be a horrible disappointment. And when God does finally wade through the jungle I’m hiding in He isn’t angry, disappointed perhaps, not angry. He does want to know why, when I realize I’ve mucked things up, I didn’t go looking for Him, why am I hiding. Like Adam and Eve I have realized I am naked and His question is “who told you, that you were naked”.

“Who told you that you were a failure, unworthy of My love?”

When we hide from God we are not listening to God’s promises we are listening to the deceiver’s lies. The deceiver is telling you how unworthy, unlovable, and hopeless you are. The deceiver is telling you “you are naked”.

You have been clothed by the forgiveness of God because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. He has paid for your robe with his life so that you never have to appear before God naked. Don’t let anyone ever come between you and God, especially yourself.

 

"And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And He said, Who told thee that thou wast naked?"