Why Are You Hiding?

Scripture reading: Genesis 3: 1-11

Focus verse: Gen 3:10 “I had you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid”

Nobody with sound mind would wish to be physically naked in public. Adam and Eve realized how awkward it was to be found naked, and so they chose not only to hide, but to sew fig leaves for their coverings.  The Bible says, their eyes opened after eating the fruit, and realized they were naked. This informs that our eyes are never closed once we do something evil.   

Very often our hearts have made a decision to create coverings and hide just like Adam chose to when he realized he was naked. We forget to realize the cause of our nakedness but concentrate more on wanting to hid and cover up. We may even end up losing jobs, good friends, Brethren fellowship, marriages etc, in our attempts to cover up our sin.  But the question is, do all these attempts wipe the conviction in our hearts? Do we realize that we are losing? Is possible to hide forever? For how long will the coverings last?

Take a look at the beautiful words in Luke 15:18 “I will set out and go to my father and say to him: Father I have sinned against you…”, in other terms “I will not continue hiding but will go for forgiveness” The runaway son hid for a long time but found it wasting, hurting, depriving etc. and decided to return to the Father where he found forgiveness.
Maybe there is one whose eyes have opened due to sin. Have you created a covering for your heart, but find that you are suffering still? Will you choose to go Adam’s way or come back like the son did?

by Eliazar Wambo