And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. - Genesis 2:25
Although Adam and Eve were physically naked, they were not ashamed as long as they were clothed with the glory of GOD, being in His Presence. As soon as sin came in, they felt shame and guilt because they had separated themselves from the Presence and glory of GOD.
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. - Genesis 3:7
The only way to overcome this situation is to have a grace covering which will enable mankind to once again enter into GOD'S Presence to receive His glory covering. The LORD JESUS was willing to be stripped of His glory and come down to this earth to provide us with His grace covering.
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. - Philippians 2:5-8
JESUS despised the shame of nakedness for our sake. He was stripped of His glory and His clothing so that we could be clothed with grace and glory.
He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth. - Isaiah 53:7
Imagine that you are a sheep being sheared. You would feel that you are being stripped of all your clothing. That is exactly what the LORD JESUS went through during His trial and crucifixion. Even what the soldiers did to Him in arrogant mockery prophetically pointed to His position of power and glory as the King of kings and the LORD of lords!
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him. And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified. - Matthew 27:27-31
The clothes we put on, are next to our skin and are between us and our environment and others we meet, see us in our clothing. When we are IN our clothes, others don't see our nakedness and we are protected from our environment. So it is in the spiritual, when we put on the LORD JESUS.
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. - Romans 13:14
Let the love of GOD revealed to us through the LORD JESUS, fill your heart and overflow to cover you with His grace. This is the love garment that others will see on you. It is the tangible love of GOD that others can touch.
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. - Colossians 3:12-14
If you are getting used to putting on this garment daily, your nakedness is covered. You are hidden IN CHRIST. You are preparing yourself to see the LORD in glory and to be clothed with His glory eternally!!
And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. - 1 John 2:28
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. - Colossians 3:1-4
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