Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Separated from the Father

But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.
- Isaiah 59:2

Sin caused the first separation in the Garden of Eden and it will do the same today. Adam and Eve were no longer able to enjoy the close relationship they had with their Creator.

“The Lord God called to the man, ‘Where are you?’ He answered, ‘I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid’” (Genesis 3:9-10). The same is true for us—sin puts up a wall. That is why God made provisions through Jesus, who covers every sin and every iniquity. First Peter 2:24 says, “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.”

As we confess our sins to God, He is faithful to forgive us. The only sin that cannot be forgiven is the one that remains unconfessed.

God decided from the beginning that He did not want to live without you—so He made provisions for you—but He left it up to you to accept the fullness of His provisions. Will you?

Further Reading

• Isaiah 1:15
• Hebrews 9:14
• Isaiah 53:12