http://www.k-lai.com/articles/2005/09/07/unconditional-goodness en-us 40 <p>&#8220;The <span class="caps">LORD </span>God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.&#8221;<br/> - <i>Genesis 3:21 (NIV)</i></p> <p>If you recall my last post about the Great Romance, I was saying how it&#8217;s amazing that God pursues us diligently. Even when we&#8217;ve disobeyed Him, He calls out to us, hoping that we will turn back to Him. This passage continues along those lines. The verse above follows the curses God pronounced upon the serpent, man, and woman.</p> <p>Now, at the time that Adam and Eve ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, their eyes were &#8220;opened&#8221; and realized they were naked. Because of their shame, they scrambled to find cover for their nakedness. Verse 7 says that they &#8220;sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.&#8221; Now, even after the curse that God places upon the man and woman, He is still showing His goodness and provision. What He cursed was just &#8211; a fair consequence for disobedience. But what follows the curse was His mighty provision. He made clothes for Adam and Eve out of skin, which was probably a more suitable (not to mention more comfortable) alternative to wearing leaves.</p> <p>How awesome is that<img src="?" alt="" />? Even when we sin and turn from the Father, He will not turn His hand of blessing away. That &#8220;kindness that leads to repentance&#8221; makes me want to shout from the depths of my heart, or dance with all of my might.</p> <p>So how can we apply this? Well, for starters, I&#8217;m definitely going to praise God for His infinite mercy. He deserves all of the glory and honor we can give Him. In the way we conduct ourselves towards others, this may be forgiving and serving our enemies. It may look like providing abundantly for our children even when they are disobedient (obviously there&#8217;s still a need to discipline them if they do wrong). This is a life of consistency and commitment to love unconditionally.</p> <p>What an amazing challenge for us. May God grace us with His love today!</p> Wed, 07 Sep 2005 04:48:00 -0700 urn:uuid:e5e788c1873afa7af82851b74cc7fd09 K-Lai http://www.k-lai.com/articles/2005/09/07/unconditional-goodness The Great Romance Reflection <p>I got a B. B for biochem!</p> Wed, 07 Sep 2005 21:11:12 -0700 urn:uuid: http://www.k-lai.com/articles/2005/09/07/unconditional-goodness#comment-166 <p>Thanks for sharing your discoveries with us.</p> Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:04:42 -0700 urn:uuid: http://www.k-lai.com/articles/2005/09/07/unconditional-goodness#comment-165 <p>howd the biochem test go?</p> Wed, 07 Sep 2005 09:53:44 -0700 urn:uuid: http://www.k-lai.com/articles/2005/09/07/unconditional-goodness#comment-164