Shame and Fig Leaves

So you messed up…
And your first thoughts:

“I don’t want Him to see me like this”

So 💡

Fig leaves:

(Hiding, lying, delaying)

They seem like adequate covers in the moment

A quick fix

But take a second to think…

Fig leaves:

All leaves are fragile 

They wilt sooner than later

Then they’ll just be garbage for clean up.

Fig leaves:

Easily torn

So too are the excuses we conjure

Deceptive propensities 

That are easily ruptured

Soon we must find additional leaves to cover these ruptures

Now layers of deception.

Like Adam, Eve and Habakkuk

Falsely we think He cannot look at us in our sin

So we hide, looking ridiculous in patched fig leaves

As our lives exponentially approach entropy 

Until we acknowledge the account of the gospels

• Ripped veils of the Temple as He gave His life for us: Mt 27:51…
• The ultimate sin sacrifice 
• Opening the Holy of Holies with His death: Lev:16:2
• That we may barge in boldly to find grace when we need it: John 5:14

It is beyond our mere finite beings to comprehend the ways of an infinitely AWEsome God! 

That a holy God can harbour us in His presence

Compassionately removing our frail wilted fig leaves and clothing us with His grace.

Grace

From a Just and Merciful God!

No need to ever be ashamed.

C2B