Genesis 3:9-12 And the LORD God called to Adam, and said to him, Where are you?… Adam forgot that God could see him anywhere. Dr. Nettleton used to tell a little anecdote, beautifully illustrating that the same truth which overwhelms the sinner's heart with fear, may fill the renewed soul with joy. A mother instructing her little girl, about four years of age, succeeded, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, in fastening upon her mind this truth, "Thou God seest me!" She now felt that she "had to do" with that Being "unto whose eyes all things are naked," and she shrank in terror. For days she was in deep distress; she wept and sobbed, and would not be comforted. "God sees me, God sees me!" was her constant wail. At length one day, after spending some time in prayer, she bounded into her mother's room, and with a heavenly smile lighting up her tears, exclaimed, "Oh, mother, God sees me, God sees me!" Her ecstasy was now as great as her anguish had been. For days her soul had groaned under the thought, "God sees me; He sees my wicked heart, my sinful life, my hatred to Him and to His holy law": and the fear of a judgment to come would fill her soul with agony. But now a pardoning God had been revealed to her, and her soul exclaimed exultingly, "God sees me, takes pity on me, will guide and guard me." (W. Adamson.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?WEB: Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?" |
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