GOD SOUGHT THEM
GOD CALLED TO THEM
GOD CAME TO THEM
GOD CLOTHED THEM
ADAM AND EVE sinned in the Garden of Eden when they ate of the forbidden fruit. Both were guilty. (Genesis 3)
God knew they were:
afraid
hiding
weak
alone
guilty
in distress
wrong
lost
helpless
in a situation without a solution
God knew they:
had no way out
were void of means
had nothing
had only one set of clothes
had no friends
lacked provision
attempted to clothe themselves
And:
there was nowhere to go
After reading a short article by Reinhard Bonnke on this subject, I was impacted by the fact that God went to Adam and Eve. Their sin was the beginning of all sin. I can't think of anyone more guilty than Adam and Eve! If they hadn't sinned, we would all be living in paradise on earth! No problems. No pain. No stress. And yet, God sought them! Of course, there were consequences for their actions...but still...God sought them...God went to where they were...God called out Adam's name.
I'm amazed! We search, seek, struggle, and flail around in our situations...doubting God, thinking He doesn't care or that He doesn't know where we are! My brain is still processing this revelation of the 'God going to Adam' thing. In the midst of hiding...trying to solve their 'naked' problem with fig leaves...God goes to them! In the middle of human effort...God shows up! I don't know about you, but I spend a lot of time trying to figure things out. Thousands and thousands of words fly through my mind on a daily basis...mostly condemning me for not being spiritual enough to hear from God...
God went to them. God sought out Adam. God walked to the exact spot where Adam stood. Can you grab hold of this? Think about the time we've spent wrestling, reasoning, worrying...and now to realize that He wants come to us?? That deserves a "Wow" moment.
Realizing God wants to come to me, where I am, and in my current state, that expectancy alone replaces many negative emotions - in fact - it sets me free. This will cause a shift in our spirit from 'not good enough' or 'not spiritual enough' to 'I will be okay', 'I'm going to make it'......I'm trying to say: we can be set free from human stuff and expect God, by the grace of His Son, Jesus, via the Holy Spirit...to show up! Why haven't I realized that God might desire to come to me?? OK. Here's another "Wow" moment.
Why hasn't someone shared with me the simple fact that God wants to come to me, instead of allowing me to continue carrying the heavy load of laboring and struggling to find Him, as though my efforts alone would bring Him near? I don't know. But, I want to tell you...this could be the day...the hour...that God will visit you. Expect Him! Be free in your spirit. Go ahead and live! He knows where you are and He will come to you.
Oh, I forgot. Reinhard Bonnke told me. That news birthed this post.
See ya!
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