Lamentations 1:8-9
8 Jerusalem sinned grievously; therefore she became filthy; all who honored her despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns her face away. 9 Her uncleanness was in her skirts; she took no thought of her future; therefore her fall is terrible; she has no comforter. “O Lord, behold my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!”
In verse 8 it says that people despise Jerusalem because "they have seen her nakedness". Nakedness here is being used as a metaphor for the true self. Often we try to hide our true nature by putting on external "clothes", to try and impress others. But God is not fooled by what we "wear" on the outside. He sees our true, naked selves, and in the end that is what others will see too. We need to spend less effort on hiding our sins and nakedness, and put more effort into cleaning up our inner selves.
Lord, help me to be pure on the inside.
8 Jerusalem sinned grievously; therefore she became filthy; all who honored her despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns her face away. 9 Her uncleanness was in her skirts; she took no thought of her future; therefore her fall is terrible; she has no comforter. “O Lord, behold my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!”
In verse 8 it says that people despise Jerusalem because "they have seen her nakedness". Nakedness here is being used as a metaphor for the true self. Often we try to hide our true nature by putting on external "clothes", to try and impress others. But God is not fooled by what we "wear" on the outside. He sees our true, naked selves, and in the end that is what others will see too. We need to spend less effort on hiding our sins and nakedness, and put more effort into cleaning up our inner selves.
Lord, help me to be pure on the inside.