God is my God me in His image God me with a purpose Therefore, I have value and worth We were created for Naked Naked: without clothes, exposed to harm , or vulnerable Our culture generally views nakedness as . In this context nakedness conveys or The point is not their state, the point is that when God’s creation follows His commands there is Obeying what God has established gives us freedom and freedom Freedom To: , , have , , , etc. Freedom From: , , and Not Ashamed Ashamed: Embarrased or guilty because of one’s actions; or reluctant to do something through fear of humiliation In Hebrew, the word shame conveys the fear of or When we obey God’s commands there is no (Rom. 1:16, 8:1, 10:11, Jer. 17:13, Isa. 45:16, 54:4, 1 Cor. 4:14) Intimacy There is an important word in v.25. That word is If the man and the woman are unwilling to be with each other, the relationship will lack and therefore Intimacy: the intetional gradual revealing of oneself to another This is God’s desire not only for , but also for our with Him (Jh. 3:16-17, Ep. 5:32, 2 Cor. 5:20) Application Naked and not ashamed must start with who you in Christ How is the fact that you are an ambassador of Christ informing how you live? You were created for Holy Spirit what are you saying to me today? Holy Spirit what are you asking me to do?