Love Covers

Adam said to God, "...I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid myself."

And God said, "Who told you that you were naked?"

Then God made them garments to cover their nakedness. 

Love covers fear.

Noah got drunk and was found by his own son, naked in his tent. Ham wanted to capitalize on his drunken nakedness. He rejoiced in seeing that is father wasn't perfect. He was trying to lessen his own shortcomings by exposing his father's.

We try to expose the nakedness of others because we are ashamed of our own.

But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father's naked body. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father naked.

Love covers shame. 

Love endured beatings. He endured mocking. He went to a cross like a criminal, but He had done no wrong. 

Love held His tongue. 

Love didn't accuse. 

Love didn't expose. 

Love bled.

Love covered us. Love covers us now.

Because our fear and shame have been covered by love...we no longer have to expose the nakedness of others...to take the focus off of our own.

Because we are no longer naked, and no longer ashamed...we can cover others...with love.