Genesis 3:7 (KJV) “And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.”
In Genesis 2:25, Adam and Eve were naked without shame. As soon as Adam and Eve fell into sin, their eyes were opened. The opening of their eyes was not a positive one; it was a negative one of “self-consciousness”, which is an unhealthy preoccupation with oneself. Before the fall, Adam and Eve were full of God-consciousness but once their eyes were opened, their attention shifted into themselves. God-consciousness is freedom. Self-consciousness is bondage; it produces comparison, anxiety, and self-protection. Instead of living freely before God, the heart becomes preoccupied with how I appear, how I measure up, and how I am perceived.
Self-consciousness makes you measure yourself against others. The Bible says, “… they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise” (2Co. 10:12; KJV). Self-consciousness makes you determine your worth and value by the perception of others. Know that you are who God says you are, not what people say you are. May the LORD God grant us help to be God-conscious only and always, in Jesus precious name.
Written by: Andrew A. Esemudje