We want to return to Eden.
But to return back to that place of intimacy, walking and talking with the Spirit in the cool of the day… Calls for us to once again, become naked and unashamed.
We want the blessings, but we also want to remain covered. Protected and shielded. Blanketed from the winds and rains, the stains on our skin, bruises and tattoos that God didn’t wipe away when he restored our relationship. Yeah, that’s definitely a surprise factor. God’s salvation doesn’t eliminate the effects of our past, the sins of our ancestors, nor the scars and wounds. We must learn to live with them. Live in spite of them. Like Jacob and his limp or Paul and his thorn. God works thru every weakness instead of making us independently strong.
Rarely giving us an escape from the consequences – save hell. So after we reconnect, and commit to him; he’s saying just one thing to seal the deal… Grab your sin, your shame and your protected heart… Your inability to love and be loved… Your defensive stance towards both friends and strangers… and now STRIP!