Be Dressed by God

Gen 3:6-11,21

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

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? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

This passage gives an account of the entry of Sin in human life and its consequences. Eve tempted by the Serpent, reached for the forbidden fruit and both Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s command and sinned. They tried to dress them up with fig leaves. When God wanted to commune with them and called out for Adam, both of them hid themselves away from God. Next few verses tell us about the curses and consequences earned by man through sinning. We should be aware that a small sin can keep us away from God and hinder our communication with God (Prayer). God who has driven away man from Eden has reunited us with Him through the obedience of His Son Jesus on the Cross.

When we try to cover our unrighteousness (nakedness) by our own efforts, the output is just a temporary covering (fig leaves which will fade away soon). Amidst all these curses, God cared for His creation by making dress for clothing them.

Today God calls us to return home to be dressed in white with Him in Heaven.

(Rev 3:5, He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.)