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where are you?

Genesis 3:7-9
"7 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.
8 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.
9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?" 

"WHERE ARE YOU?"
Our Omniscience GOD knows where Adam and Eve are. God knows what they have done. I think GOD knew they were going to do it, before they did it. And, GOD knew the serpent would tempt Adam and Eve. Convincing them to eat from the tree. For some reason, which I don't fully understand, GOD had everything happen this way.

In this moment, you and I get to see a clear picture of sin. We see how the Serpent twists God's words. The desire for the forbidden fruit twists Adam and Eve in on themselves. The picture of sin focuses on what we might gain for ourselves and not on what we can do for others.

Right away Adam and Eve tried to cut themselves off from GOD. Today's verses; "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?" 

Interestingly the Hebrew word for "neked" here has less to do with nudity and everything to do with complete vulnerability. They no longer trusted and they began to experience fear. Their eyes opened in a way they were not before. Causing them to HIDE from GOD. There was no way for them to get out of this situation. They can't un-bite the forbidden fruit. We often put ourselves in this exact same situation! A lot of the time people are hiding from God TODAY. How do we get out of this situation? The same way the people who lived before us did; believe in GOD! Learn about the covenant GOD made with people. Learn how and why Jesus is our Redeemer. Jesus came to restore us. God calls to YOU; "Where are you?" 
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