Eyes Tightly Shut

Eyes Tightly Shut

They hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden (V.8).

Genesis 3:1-13

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He knew he shouldn’t have done it. I could clearly see he knew it was wrong: it was written all over his face! As I sat down to talk it over with him, my nephew quickly squeezed his eyes shut. There he sat, thinking— with three-year-old logic—that if he couldn’t see me, then I must not be able to see him. And if he was invisible, then he didn’t have to talk about what he’d done wrong.

I’m so glad I could see him in that moment. While I couldn’t let him off, and we needed to talk about it, I really didn’t want anything to come between us. I wanted him to look fully into my face and see how much I love him and was eager to forgive him! In that moment, I saw a glimpse of how God might have felt when Adam and Eve broke His trust in the garden of Eden. Realising their guilt, they tried to hide from God (GEN. 3:10), who could see them as plainly as I could see my nephew.

When we realise we’ve done something wrong, we often want to hide away and avoid any fall outs. We run from it, pretend it never happened or close our eyes to the truth. While God will hold us accountable to His perfect standards, He sees us (and looks for us!) because He loves us and offers forgiveness through Jesus Christ.

What I’m thankful for . . .

Father, thank You for seeing me and loving me even when I do wrong.

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries