I had a dream last week. The kind that you know are different even while you are having it. It was from the Lord...
In the dream - the Lord asked me to walk around naked. All through my day - while I did all the things I was supposed to do, errands, chores, everything. It was awkward, it was startling to be seen, it was hard not to want to cover myself, it was scary. But all the while I could feel the Lord with me, I could feel Him near, I could hear Him encouraging me. Then later in the day I had to go to a wedding. As soon as I entered, I immediately felt even more naked and wanted to blend in and cover myself. I put on a dress. It was a pink and gold over the top princess dress - not unlike a 'dress up' dress that my girls would love to put on. And so I attended the wedding all 'dressed up' even though the dress was nothing like what everyone else was wearing.
I woke up from the dream and immediately heard the Lord say to me - A...., I have asked you to be naked before me, but you have chosen to cover yourself in your own glory.
Later that day I began looking through the Bible for references to nakedness. Of course Adam and Eve came up, a lot of references to nakedness and shame, and then in Hebrews 4...
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.
Wow! That is awesome... it reminds me of a book I read called "The Heavenly Man"... great post!!!
ReplyDelete<3 Isabelle <3
I have not visited here in a while, but I am a friend of Tara Bremer's, who sent me to your blog. I have spent a lot of time lately thinking about nudity and covering. I'm writing for a blog conference coming up and it is one of the topics. Your dream and your post are lovely. And so true. Our nudity is how we must bask in His presence. He sees us. He *knows* us. We fellowship with Him and become One with Him when we are willing to bare it all before Him.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement, Jamie and Isabelle.
ReplyDeleteIts hard to know how to respond - nakedness is so very open. Even though it was a dream - it was very real. I am very thankful it was just a dream and i didn't have to walk around naked like the prophet Isaiah did for 3 years! But I keep trying to put myself before the Lord in that naked way - asking for whatever is on my heart - picturing myself exposed but loved before Him.