It's Me, Oh Lord!!!

Today I want to deal with a couple related subjects I have raised in other blogs. In my "Let's Get Naked for Christ" blogs, I talked about transparency...how since Adam and Eve sinned, we try to cover up. How crazy it was that Adam and Eve, after literally spending time in God's presence, could think they could hide from him. "And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself." Gen 3:10. It's also important to note they covered themselves with fig leaves...as if to see parts of them God made, were not to be seen by others. Wow.

Then in "Is the church a safehaven?" I talked about how the church SHOULD be a safe-haven, but it often is not because people can never truly be "naked". Past hurts, judgemental "christians", and other stuff has left us trying to hide...just like Adam and Eve after sin in the garden. Since then, God has been "workin" a plan to get us back to that intimacy.

My focus today is how we hide from OURSELVES. Its crazy enough for Adam and Eve to have hid from God, but what makes us think we can hide from ourselves? I imagine David was dealing with some sin when he penned Ps 139, where he appears to have tried to hide from his sin, but he knew God could still see. David, a man after God's own heart, was CONSTANTLY messin up. But, eventually he realized he could not hide from the One who created him.

As God called to Adam as he hid in the garden, I hear God calling to you "Where are you?" It's always amusing to me when God asks questions...I mean He knows all. So, when He asks questions...I believe He's trying to make us think. So, where are you. Have you gotten so good at hiding your hurts, your pains, your vulnerabilities...the unmentionables of your body, that you are hiding them from yourself and God.

I challenge you to do as David did and cry out to God for a heart transplant. Create in ME a clean heart God. It's Me, Oh Lord...I'm the one that needs it this time. I've been so busy trying to hide, I have not healed. Heal my heart God. You made me. I can't hide from you. Heal me God. Heal this hurt. Make me new. Take me back to fellowship with you.

"“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.b’

22“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate." Luke 15

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