"Wrapped in Fear"

"Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually." (Psalms 109:19)

 Speaking of which, there is no failure from which we cannot get up from; there is nothing that we can mess-up so bad, that God cannot fix. Sometimes I get the feeling that God allows me to slip and fall just so He can show me how much I need Him and how little strength I really have on my own. The truth is, without the Lord we are totally and completely naked and afraid. Oh, we might think we are something and that we have it all together, but it is an illusion that we have designed to cover our nakedness. Much like Adam and Eve did, by making fig leaves to cover their nakedness; it really did not work, they still felt as though they were naked. There is only so much we can take without feeling the nakedness outside of the Lord's covering. Somehow or someway, God is going allow us to slip and fall, and when we do, we are going to be be struck with the fear of our nakedness. Not to say that is a bad thing, because it is the thing that will must likely save us from destruction; if we could be lost beyond God's mighty hand. This flesh that we are wrapped in is what causes us to stubble; it is the thing that wants to be fed and satisfied, yet it never really is satisfied; the more you feed it, the more it wants. Paul's way of explaining what we must do, to clothe ourselves in humbleness and meekness, is another way to say that we must feel naked without putting on Christ. What did God do for Adam and Eve to cover their nakedness? He clothed them with the skins of a sacrifice...

"Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God's right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of the earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory. So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don't be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshipping the things of this world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don't lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him." (Colossians 3:1-10) NLT