Where art thou?
And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? Genesis 3:9
Why did God ask that question?
In Genesis 3: 8, Adam and Eve had sinned. They had eaten of the forbidden fruit, and the immediate response of sin was that, "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 amongst the trees of the garden.
I wonder why God ask Adam where he was, is it that God is not able to look on us in our sinful state or is it that sin hides us from God.
Why did Adam and eve hide among the trees?
We also see in St. Matt 27: 45 – 46, one of the more puzzling things for many Christians, the lamenting question that Christ uttered on the cross in His cry of, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
"Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
So whenever we sin is it that we are no longer under God’s protection as He is not able to look at us with all that sin and so we become even more vulnerable?
David also cried unto the Lord, "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments," Psalm 119:176.
"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way," Isaiah 53:6.
In this plan of salvation just like a lost sheep needs the shepherd to find it, we need our Great Shepherd to find us whenever we go astray. But also important to the salvation plan must be a willingness to be found. If we keep hiding then grace will not be able to cover us and clothe us in God’s righteousness.
Where are you now?
Can God see you, can He look upon you?
If you are not sure where you are with God, use this moment to ask God to restore your heart and soul back to Him. He is waiting.
Why did God ask that question?
In Genesis 3: 8, Adam and Eve had sinned. They had eaten of the forbidden fruit, and the immediate response of sin was that, "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 amongst the trees of the garden.
I wonder why God ask Adam where he was, is it that God is not able to look on us in our sinful state or is it that sin hides us from God.
Why did Adam and eve hide among the trees?
We also see in St. Matt 27: 45 – 46, one of the more puzzling things for many Christians, the lamenting question that Christ uttered on the cross in His cry of, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
"Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
So whenever we sin is it that we are no longer under God’s protection as He is not able to look at us with all that sin and so we become even more vulnerable?
David also cried unto the Lord, "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments," Psalm 119:176.
"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way," Isaiah 53:6.
In this plan of salvation just like a lost sheep needs the shepherd to find it, we need our Great Shepherd to find us whenever we go astray. But also important to the salvation plan must be a willingness to be found. If we keep hiding then grace will not be able to cover us and clothe us in God’s righteousness.
Where are you now?
Can God see you, can He look upon you?
If you are not sure where you are with God, use this moment to ask God to restore your heart and soul back to Him. He is waiting.
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