Where are you?

But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?

He answered, I heard you in the garden; I was afraid and hid from you, because I was naked.

“Who told you that you were naked? “ God asked….

      -Gen 3 : 9 – 11

More than ever, we need to be found by God.

Enough from our running and hiding, I bet we make fool of ourselves when we run and try to hide from God.

Our hiding from God must bring so much humour, we forget so soon that nothing can be hidden from his eyes.

So what and why do we run……now, let look at the scenario of toddlers running from their parents and trying to hide, the funny part is some of them hide in the most obvious place.

Sometimes they run because they have done something wrong, most hilarious of them of is those that are naked.

When man knew first he was naked, he tried covering himself, but he was naked right from his day of creation and yet when he knew this, he chose to hide from his Creator.

Nakedness was impeccable but seeing it in our own eyes are flaws.

Our personalities may look like defects to us, but God has a perfect purpose of why you were made the way you are.

The nakedness was not wrong in itself and nothing to be ashamed of but because man looked at it with his own eyes and not the eyes of God, it made man ashamed and hide.

Although, Man was still in the garden when God asked of him however, he was missing where he was supposed to be, the spot where God meets him, a secret place, in the cool of the evening…..hmmmm…this shows how God loves quiet and cool places and He loves to share it with you and I.

And Then, God comes and doesn’t find man there, and the next thing He does is ask after man, God doesn’t just leave, when He realizes that man was missing, He sought out man.

God never leaves you and I when He doesn’t find us at the spot He made for us.

He is so interested in where you went and He carries out investigation to find out what happened, I know this sounds crazy, like He knows everything, but He still ask. He’s totally interested, God would have gone with, “Where are you Adam, I Know what you did, come out and face me like a man, I am totally disappointed in you” but NO, God did not, His love did not change a bit when it happened.

And with this, I am telling you, God’s love doesn’t change a bit when you leave him.

The genesis of this whole mess, is that the enemy says man can be better than what God made you to be….and I’m asking, HOW? We really don’t know how much God has in stock for us, the depth, the height, the truth is, we can’t quantity God’s goodness towards us.

Let’s be honest here, can you say you know yourself absolutely, like every bit of your person, you already know and have become.

The truth is, the enemy always tries to sell us short, he makes us believe we are missing out, that God is really not telling us everything and That God doesn’t want us to be free to be ourselves.

Paul says in

Gal 2: 4

And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus,  that they might bring us into bondage:

Never entertain the thought that God thinks less of you, or made you less than others, it doesn’t matter what disability: physically, mentally, socially or emotionally you may have, God’s purpose for your life is not limited.

Look at what the scriptures says:

Romans 8:28

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

1 Corinthians 2:9

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”

See God got you covered,  don’t leave where He placed you because of guilt, inferiority, sin, worldly pleasures….now let’s imagine this scene, God get you a perfect spot at the cinema, then He says He was going to  get some popcorn and smoothie, the movie hasn’t started, then you heard someone whisper to you, why don’t you come over here, pointing to another seat, “I tell you this seat is the best spot to  get a full watch of the movie” says the stranger and you just met him, now  ask yourself, will it be wise to obliged?

When God is silent, it doesn’t mean He left you or He finds you totally boring, He just want you to trust Him all times. When your friend doesn’t talk to you always, does it mean he/she loves you less, you know when you call on him/her ,  you get a response.

So how can God, your maker, your father, your friend totally ignore you?

“I thought to myself, ‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’ I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land— the finest possession in the world. I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’ and I wanted you never to turn from me.

Jeremiah 3:19 NLT

This all what God ever want. Never be ashamed, “l love you and I have called you by my name”

He is asking you today, Where are you?

Shalom.

In His Love💓
Nenpan Wungak