ADAM and Eve disobeyed God and ate from the forbidden tree. They messed up. God had told them not to, and they did. Two children disobeying their Father’s orders.

What does God do? He acknowledges their disobedience and dishes out their punishment – they did disobey God after all! But then he lovingly makes garments of skin and clothes them.

Instead of smirking and watching them squirm with embarrassment he made them clothes! Wow!

I am not so sure I would have responded the same way if, after being told not to, my children had gone out in the rain and jumped in puddles. I might be tempted to say: “Well if you had done as you were told you wouldn’t be in this mess – now you are going to be wet and cold all day!”

But this isn’t how God responds. Yes, we may experience consequences to our actions, but then a dry set of clothes are provided for us to continue our day in.

God is just, he cannot ignore disobedience. But he is full of grace and loves to bless his children. Grace was there at the beginning and is still poured out today.