Hiding From God

I have been thinking about what the scriptures say in Genesis 3:8-11. There are so many things to contemplate in the story of Adam and Eve, but what I have considered interesting is how the scriptures say that Adam and Even would walk with God in the garden that He had created for them. There are places that God has created just for us that we can have perfect fellowship and communion with Him. The Bible says that Adam and Eve noticed after they had eaten of the fruit of the tree that God had commanded them against eating,that they realized that they were naked and they responded by trying to hide from God's presence. When we come in perfect communion with Him it begins to expose who we really are. One thing we realize is that if God is omniscient, He all ready knew that Adam and Eve had sinned, yet He still chose to come down to commune with them in the Garden. Not only did He come, but he called for them and searched for them. Man's natural response when they make a mistake is to go into hiding and that is exactly what Adam and Eve did. God did not excuse their sin, but the very thing that would bring forgiveness and healing to their situation would be to come into the presence of God, yet that is what they were trying to avoid. Let me encourage you today to tell you that if you need help, God has created a place of consecration for you. It is a place that He comes to visit with mankind, in spite of our fallacies. He is searching and calling for us,but many times we miss the healing that is needed because we hide from His presence. It would do us well to understand what even Jonah had to learn, you can not run from God, for His eyes are over all the earth seeking out the affairs of men. When we try to run from God, we must understanding that He is seeking for us to restore relationship with us! Hiding from His presence will only make things worse, but when we come to Him, forgiveness and restoration can be found!