God Created Me Pure

Introduction

The purpose of the 40 Days of Reconciliation journey is to help us understand the need to reconcile with God, His people and awakening the heart of responsibility for His Creation, which is also a sign for our own transformation.

You can take a lesson per day or one lesson a week. Please note that you can take this journey as an individual, family, Church, or corporate during devotions or breakfast meetings.  

God's Perfect Relationship with Humanity

Before there was noise, there was harmony. Before there was shame, there was purity. After God had spoken the world into existence, His final and most intimate creation was humankind. We were made in His very image, a perfect reflection of His love and creativity.

The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. (Genesis 2:15, NIV)

This was our original blueprint: a life of purpose, honor, and unlimited fellowship with God. He blessed humanity and placed them in the garden of abundance with a single purpose: to tend and keep it. Imagine walking with your Creator in the cool of the day, living in perfect trust, breathing in unison with the Source of all life. This fellowship was the inheritance meant for us.

But with great freedom comes a great choice. God’s only instruction was a boundary of love, designed for our protection and built on trust.

This is where the fracture began. The serpent, the embodiment of Satan, did not arrive with a roar but with a whisper: “Has God indeed said…?” (Genesis 3:1). This question is the oldest temptation in the world, and it still echoes in our lives today, inviting us to doubt God’s goodness. Adam and Eve chose to entertain that doubt, and in doing so, allowed a foreign desire to take root: to be like God, choosing their own understanding over His wisdom.

In an instant, everything changed. Their eyes were opened not to glorious divinity, but to their own vulnerability and nakedness. An economy of shame was born. Where there was once innocent freedom, there was now a desperate need to hide, to cover, and to perform.

The true tragedy was not their nakedness, but their next action. When they heard the familiar sound of God walking in the garden—a sound that once brought them joy—they did not run to Him. They ran from Him. They hid.

The perfect relationship was broken. The distance they created by hiding from God became the source of all human suffering. This is the moment the need for reconciliation was born. It is the story of how we lost our way, and it is the starting point for our journey back home.

Question for Reflection

1. When have you, like Adam and Eve, "hidden" from God or others after making a mistake? 

Action Step

Find a quiet place, preferably outdoors. Spend a few minutes simply reflecting on the idea of "walking with God" in harmony, without any shame or fear.

Prayer Prompt

Dear God, thank you for designing me for perfect harmony and fellowship with You. I confess that, like Adam and Eve, my instinct is often to hide in my shame when I make a mistake. As I begin this journey, quiet the voice of doubt and help me hear Your loving call to come out of hiding. Teach me to run to You, not from You. Amen.

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