January 2, 2010; Where Are You?

January 2, 2010
Genesis 3:9 (GW) The Lord God called to the man and asked him,
“Where are you?”

In chapter 3 of Genesis, we read about the fall of Adam. After being instructed by God to not eat the fruit from the tree of Knowledge of good and evil, Adam did just that. His eyes were immediately opened and he knew the difference between good and evil. What he did after that is very telling. In short order, he tried to hide his nakedness, his wife’s nakedness, and he hid from God. From those actions alone, Adam exposed his disobedience. God’s question, “Where are you?’, gave Adam the opportunity to come clean. Instead, Adam chose to avoid the issue of disobedience, and told God that he did not want God to see him naked.

What did God know? Did He know, for instance, that Adam had eaten from the forbidden tree? Or, did he know that Adam tried to fix the sin by covering himself? Of course God knew. One thing WE know. God did not tell Adam to eat from the forbidden tree and then cover his nakedness on his own, but that was Adam’s “solution”.

How do you respond to God’s instruction? You only have two choices: obedience or disobedience. You simply cannot hide your actions from God. He knows it all. The bigger question is, “Where are you?”

Love, Pastor Don