The Delusion
And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” (Gen 3:8-9)
It is interesting that when the man and woman\’s “eyes were opened” they became foolish. No one can hide from God, though it is probable that all men have tried to from time to time. He is the All-Seeing-One, and the All Knowing One. He knows the number of hairs on our head (see Matt 10:30). One thing that we can be sure of— when the Omniscient God asks a question, it is not because He is seeking information! When He asked Adam where He was, it was for Adam\’s sake. This is a question that echoes throughout the ages, calling man to understand how foolish it is to hide from Him.
Even so, every human being will spend his life trying to hide from God if the cross is not embraced. Even religious pursuits can be an attempt to hide who we really are from God. We can even use the seeming pursuit of God to assuage our own consciences so that we feel better, even though we are only increasing our deception. Such religious pursuits are always the attempts of man to try to meet with God on man\’s own terms. It is just another form of trying to hide from Him, and He is never fooled by it.
- Pray that as Egypt and Jordan have made a very strong move toward stamping out terrorism, other nations in the region will begin to see the wickedness of Islamic terrorism and begin to seek Jehovah for solutions that are more permanent.
- Pray for the peace of northern Africa and pray that God will raise laborers who will go into these territories and be willing to “marry the land” and disciple people. Isa 60.6
- Pray that special protection will be upon such as they reach out to the communities they work with. The loss of a dedicated community worker is hard to replace. Pray that those who are willing will be preserved to serve effectively. Psalm 121