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Who Told You You Were Naked?


I've always been fascinated by the intuition displayed in the early part of Genesis, especially around nakedness. There was a time in our life, as infants, when we felt no shame for our nakedness. Somehow we did not feel vulnerable, and we were blissfully unaware of social norms. But as soon as selfishness entered, then came vulnerability. We now had something to fear... getting caught!

That word, "naked", is such a loaded term, conveying both beauty and vulnerability. Nothing to a man is more beautiful and compelling than the naked female body, and I pray that the body of his wife is chief among those (*blush*). And neither is there much more a vulnerable state to be in, than naked. This state of beauty and vulnerability becomes a metaphor: naked, stripped down, unadorned, bare. 

There is hardly a more desirable state to be in. There is hardly a less desirable state to be in. 

Can we find a way to be unashamed?

Dear Lord Jesus, did You not come to despise the shame as You hung naked on the cross? Did You not redeem this moment in Genesis? And yet, still, there is shame. Why? Because we grasp for more than You have given us... and then we are exposed. Lord God, my God, help me to be satisfied with what You have given me. Help me not to grasp for more for myself. Help me instead to see the more in terms of possession that You seek for me in Your kingdom. 

In Jesus Name,

Amen

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