Tuesday9/7/2010 1:19:51 PM

Weekly Devotional

Naked and Not Ashamed

Scripture: Genesis 2:25

25The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. (NIV)

This one verse of scripture says a lot to us about being in a God-created and ordained relationship. Adam and Eve here were joined together by the hand of God and they were able to be in each other’s presence naked and not ashamed. God desires that we are in relationship with Him in this same manner. The Bible often tells us that the church is the bride of Christ. We Christians make up the church or the bride and we should be able to stand before our groom, as Eve did, and be naked before him and not be ashamed. After all it is not like God does not know all that there is to know about us but shame keeps us from getting closer to God, not God from getting closer to us. God sees our nakedness and still loves us, but we often waste valuable time trying to cover up what God already knows about us.God desires that our relationship with him is so open, honest, and intimate that we are able to confess all of our blemishes to Him, seek His forgiveness, and repent knowing that His acceptance is guaranteed.

Keep this in mind as you seek a closer relationship with God:

God has already seen us naked and still paid the price for us with His Son Jesus Christ.

Don’t allow the shame of the blemishes of your past keep you from a healthy loving relationship with God. God’s love and forgiveness allows you to be naked before Him and not be ashamed.

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