1) Humanity’s first action

after the fall was to cover

and keep from being seen.

1) Humanity’s first action

after the fall was to cover

and keep from being seen.

"You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing

good and evil." When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the

eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some

and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her,

and he ate it....

"You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing

good and evil." When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the

eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some

and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her,

and he ate it....

Genesis 3:4-10 (NIV)

...Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized

they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and

his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and

they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man,

"Where are you?" He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was

afraid because I was naked; so I hid."

...Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized

they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and

his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and

they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man,

"Where are you?" He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was

afraid because I was naked; so I hid."

Genesis 3:4-10 (NIV)

2) Jesus removes the

need for hiding when he

introduces God as the unseen

viewer from whom there are

no secrets.

2) Jesus removes the

need for hiding when he

introduces God as the unseen

viewer from whom there are

no secrets.

"Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If

you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.  "So when you give

to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the

synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by

men....

"Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If

you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.  "So when you give

to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the

synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by

men....

Matthew 6:1-4 (NIV)

...I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let

your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

so that your giving may be in secret. Then your

Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward

you.

...I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let

your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

so that your giving may be in secret. Then your

Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward

you.

Matthew 6:1-4 (NIV)

Unlimited Vision

Unlimited Vision...He sees!...He sees!

The angel of the LORD also said to her: "You are now with child and

you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has

heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in

hostility toward all his brothers." She gave this name to the LORD

who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "I have now seen the One who sees me."

The angel of the LORD also said to her: "You are now with child and

you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has

heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in

hostility toward all his brothers." She gave this name to the LORD

who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "I have now seen the One who sees me."

Genesis 16:11-13 (NIV)

Unparalleled Awareness

Unparalleled Awareness...He knows!...He knows!

The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and

honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their

worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. Therefore once

more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the

wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish." Woe to those who go to

great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in

darkness and think, "Who sees us? Who will know?"

The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and

honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their

worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. Therefore once

more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the

wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish." Woe to those who go to

great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in

darkness and think, "Who sees us? Who will know?"

Isaiah 29:13-15 (NIV)

Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. This then is how we know

that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at

rest in his presence whenever our hearts

condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and

he knows everything.

Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. This then is how we know

that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at

rest in his presence whenever our hearts

condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and

he knows everything.

I John 3:18-20 (NIV)

Uncompromised

Understanding

Uncompromised

Understanding

...He gets it!...He gets it!

If we had forgotten the name of our God

or spread out our hands to a foreign

god, would not God have discovered it, since he knows the

secrets of the heart?

If we had forgotten the name of our God

or spread out our hands to a foreign

god, would not God have discovered it, since he knows the

secrets of the heart?Psalm 44:20-21 (NIV)

I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.

I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.

John 10:14-15 (NIV)

No secrets.

No shame. No

surprise.

No secrets.

No shame. No

surprise.