…so they sewed fig leaves
together and made coverings for themselves. Genesis 3:7
A
fig leaf uniform must have left a lot to be desired. It certainly couldn’t have
covered much. Neither would it have lasted long. Dried, shriveled fig leaves
would be even worse after a couple of days. Adam and Eve’s desperate solution
was not enough to right their wrongs. They used everything at their disposal to
cover their shame, and it just wasn’t enough.
We’ve
all been that desperate at times. We’ve blown it big. But instead of turning to
God in humble repentance, we frantically try to cover our own shame. We pretend
it was no big deal. Or we reach into Satan’s bag of handy excuses and pull out
one: “Nobody got hurt.” Everybody does
it.” “We’re adults.” We may convince
a few friends, but deep down, we haven’t even convinced ourselves. Justifying
our sin only adds to the guilt and shame we drag around. We were never built to
carry such a load. God offers a permanent solution for our shame: confession
and repentance. Agreeing with God about our sin and turning from it opens God’s
wardrobe doors. We don’t need fig leaves—or excuses—when we allow our Father to
clothe us in His righteousness (2 Cor. 5:21). Shame masquerades as humility, when in fact, it is only
Satan’s counterfeit for true repentance.
Are you hiding in fig leaves or have you let the righteousness of Christ cover your shame?
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