IMPERFECTIONS NOTWITHSTANDING

“And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.”

GENESIS 2:25 (KJV)

Did you ever notice that of all that God created man was the only creation that had imperfections? The first time we heard God say “it is not good” was in relation to man’s life. Going further into the scripture of truth we discover that mankind was naked. Nakedness connotes vulnerability, weakness, something to be ashamed of etc.

The nakedness that man came to be aware of after eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil had always been a reality of his life. The difference in man’s life was grace as God was the covering of his weakness.

Grace does not necessarily take away your weaknesses, it covers your weaknesses. While we get submerged in fellowship with God, we grow to ignore our weaknesses and focus on the glorious life that God has in store for us. God’s grace does not come to us on the basis of our perfection; it comes on the basis of our imperfection.

God had a reason for creating Adam naked: he created animals with covering for their skin, but why not man? He wanted to let us know that man will continue to have personal weaknesses, and that is why he has need for me to cover him with my glory which is the beauty of grace.

God does not want us to focus on our attitudinal, sexual, spiritual imperfections; he wants us to focus on him through fellowship. When Adam told God that he was naked, God’s reply was, “who told you that you are naked?” That is it! God never wanted Adam to live by that information; he didn’t want him to be aware of it.

This is what the grace that our Lord Jesus Christ has brought to humanity. It is an experience where God becomes our righteousness, and this relieves us of trying to cover ourselves with fig leaves as Adam did. The fig leaves are resolutions, self-imposed restrictions; the fig leaves could even be service to God with the intention of making up for shortcomings. Know this; our shortcomings keep us coming to God for Grace and mercy. Hallelujah!

Paul urges us to “come boldly before the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in the time of need.” This should be our attitude towards our imperfections. COME BOLDLY!