Ryan Daffron

“And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.” — Genesis 3:21

SOUNDING

Before Adam and Eve step out of Eden, God does something that demonstrates His loving character. He makes garments for them, real covering, crafted by His own hands. Not the shaky fig leaves they threw together in panic, but something sturdy, something intentional. This is God’s heart long before the cross. They sinned. They hid. They deflected responsibility by blaming each other, but God? Well, God covers them. 

Shame says, “You made the mess, so deal with it.”
God says, “No matter what, you’re still Mine, I still love you to death, and I will always take care of you. Always!”

Even when consequences are real, God moves with compassion. He doesn’t humiliate them on their way out. He restores dignity where shame tried to strip it away. You’ve got parts of your story you’d rather hide. Decisions you’d undo if you could. But God isn’t waiting to corner you; He’s moving toward you with covering, not condemnation.

The first act of redemption in Scripture was clothing two broken people so they wouldn’t walk out exposed. He’s still doing that today.

BEARING

When you fail, God steps toward you with covering, not shame.

Prayer

Lord, thank You for covering the parts of my life I can’t fix on my own. Let Your mercy cover even the cracks where shame tries to linger.

DROP IN

Name one area where you need God’s covering today and let Him speak grace over it.