In this sermon, we looked at how Adam and Eve's disobedience introduced brokenness into God's story and produced a need for creation to be redeemed. In Genesis 3, we find Satan masquerading as a serpent, twisting God’s truth into a lie to convince Adam and Eve that they are missing out on something good. When Adam and Eve believe the lie and disobey God, all that God had created for good becomes broken and fallen from His glory. Created for relationship, Adam and Eve are no longer able to walk in love and fellowship with God and each other; the shame of their sin drives them into hiding and emotional isolation. In His mercy and grace, God still shows up in relationship with Adam and Eve and provides loin cloths for them. While these loin cloths don't fix the problem, they point to the One who can fix the problem. These gifts reveal to us that God is gracious, slow to anger, abounding in mercy and love, and good to all; they remind us that the maker of the loin cloths is also the maker and redeemer of our souls.
