Getting Past Being Told We Are Naked

Genesis 3:9-11 (NABRE) The LORD God then called to the man and asked him: Where are you? He answered, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid.” Then God asked: Who told you that you were naked?

Acts 2:39 (NABRE) "For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call.”

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Living in the promise of Jesus seems simple. It is a promise made to the entire world. A promise evidenced in love that is eternal and brought again to the world in Jesus. "Living in" the promise is easy.  But, it is in God's call to us where we are "living out" that promise.

Listening to God's call is the hard part. Like Adam, we tend to hide from God, ashamed of our naked sinfulness. God knows our thoughts, our deeds, and all we will do. God knows the scarcity of love in the world.  God still calls; to hear his call, stop listening to the one who told us we were naked.

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Prayer:

Lord Jesus, Send your saving power to the world. Holy Spirit help us to answer God’s call. Let us answer in simple ways by serving our neighbor, doing good, and building a community of love. Amen