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Sep 27, 2018, 12:00:44 AM9/27/18

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God’s Care for Us

The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. Genesis 3:21

My young grandsons enjoy dressing themselves. Sometimes they pull their shirts on backwards and often the younger one puts his shoes on the wrong feet. I usually don’t have the heart to tell them; besides, I find their innocence endearing.

I love seeing the world through their eyes. To them, everything is an adventure, whether walking the length of a fallen tree, spying a turtle sunning itself on a log, or excitedly watching a fire truck roar by. But I know that even my little grandsons are not truly innocent. They can make up a dozen excuses about why they can’t stay in their beds at night and are quick to yank a wanted toy from the other. Yet I love them dearly.

I picture Adam and Eve, God’s first people, as being in some ways like my grandchildren. Everything they saw in the garden must have been a marvel as they walked with God. But one day they willfully disobeyed. They ate of the one tree they were forbidden to eat (Genesis 2:15–17; 3:6). And that disobedience immediately led to lies and blame-shifting (3:8–13).

Still, God loved and cared for them. He sacrificed animals in order to clothe them (v. 21)—and later He provided a way of salvation for all sinners through the sacrifice of His Son (John 3:16). He loves us that much!

Dear Lord, thank You for loving us, despite our sin, and for making a way for us to be with You forever!

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Jesus loves us so much He sacrificed Himself for our sins.

呵护备至

耶和华上帝为亚当和他妻子用皮子做衣服，给他们穿。-创世记3章21节

我年幼的孙儿们喜欢自己穿衣穿鞋。有时候他们会把衬衫前后穿反了，年纪更小一点的还常把鞋子穿错脚。通常我都不忍心告诉他们，而且我也觉得他们这个天真的样子，特别可爱。

我喜欢透过他们的眼光去看世界。对他们来说，每件事都很新奇。无论是走在倾倒的树干旁、偷窥乌龟在圆木上做日光浴，或是兴高采烈地看着消防车呼啸而过，这世界似乎无奇不有。然而，我也知道年幼的孙儿们并非全然天真无邪。他们可以编出成打的藉口，来解释晚上为何不乖乖睡觉，抢玩具时也绝不手软，但我仍深爱着他们。

我想，上帝创造的人类祖先亚当和夏娃，可能也像我这些孙儿一样。他们与上帝在园中同行，眼中所见必定也是处处新奇。但有一天他们恣意妄行，竟吃了那不可吃的树上所结的果子（创世记2章15-17节，3章6节）。他们的悖逆随即衍生出谎言与相互指责（3章8-13节）。

然而，上帝依然爱他们，并对他们呵护备至。祂牺牲动物的生命，用毛皮做衣服给他们穿（21节），正如后来祂为了拯救世上一切罪人而牺牲祂的爱子（约翰福音3章16节）。祂爱我们如此深切！

亲爱的主，尽管我们犯罪，感谢祢仍爱我们，
并为我们预备救恩，使我们得以永远与祢同住！