Self-Consciousness 2

 Self-Consciousness

He said, “Who told you that you were naked?”

GENESIS 3.11

When Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden, one of the first things that happened was that they became entrapped in a faulty concept of both themselves and their God. Adam and Eve saw their nakedness and hid themselves.

When God came for His daily walk, He called out to Adam and asked, ‘Where are you?’ Adam responded by admitting that he had sinned and was afraid because he was naked. His self-consciousness drove him into hiding. He now felt unacceptable to his Creator.

God’s question to Adam is one that may serve you well to answer. ‘Who told you that you were naked?’ or to put it another way, ‘Who told you that you now aren’t acceptable to me?’ God had seen Adam naked from the moment He had created him. Adam’s sin didn’t change God’s mind toward him at all, but it changed Adam’s mind toward God.

Your sin doesn’t change how your Father feels toward you. When you feel unacceptable, run to Him and not away from Him. He has seen you at your very worst and still loves you. Refuse to be self-conscious and know that He came to deliver you from sin and into authentic friendship with Him. His love is bigger than your shame.