Gen. 3:9 “Where are you?” Rom. 3:23 “…short of the glory of God.”
Dean: Some fascinating food for thought on this topic is that there are some who believe that our being made in the "image of God" means that the "glory of God" was what covered Adam & Eve's nakedness, so that they had no shame (Genesis 2:2). So when they “ate the forbidden fruit,” they lost that covering & were ashamed, because "they realized they were naked" (Genesis 3:7).
Dot: God said to Adam, “Where are you? I want to talk to you.” Adam said, “I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself” (Gen. 3:10). Wow! THE GLORY OF GOD WAS “THEIR CLOTHES.” They lost it! How embarrassing! They had to hide from God!
Dean: What is clear is that they lost something very important, their open daily relationship with God, their glory, their covering. Adam and Eve tried to fix this problem with fig leaves’ covering their bodies, but that was not God's way. “The Lord God make coats of skins, and clothes them” (Gen. 3:21). His way was through the blood of an innocent, pure sacrifice, thus providing a new temporary covering (animal skins). More importantly, "the blood" provided a way, back into relationship with God. This "blood" was the way, back into God's presence for several thousand years until Jesus and His "blood" became our ultimate substitute, as the Lamb that God provided (pictured in Genesis 22 and John 1:29). I am so thankful that God provided us with a way back to Him so that we can regain the glory of God and our walk with God each day.
Indeed right now we have the glory of God in us that others can see through the brightness of our eyes, which are the windows to our soul. And this glory increases as we "walk with God" as Adam and Eve once did.
Dorothy: I remember the song called,
"It Is Glory Just to Walk with Him."
It is glory just to walk with Him,
It is glory just to walk with Him;
He will guide my steps a-right,
Thro’ the vale and o’er the height; …
It is glory just to walk with Him.
(Avis M. Burgeson, Sing His Praise)
So take time out with God!
