Adam and Eve ate the fruit they were told to leave alone. Suddenly, innocence slipped away. They covered themselves with fig leaves and hid in the trees. When they admitted their fear, God asked them,
“Who told you that you were naked?”
– Genesis 3:11
Notice, God didn’t first ask, “What have you done?” He asked, “Who have you listened to?”
Because before our feet ever move the wrong way, our hearts start believing the wrong voice. Adam had listened to a voice that planted fear and shame. We still do the same. Some voices speak truth. Others whisper lies that sound almost true—until they leave us doubting God’s goodness.
Sin not only changes what we do; it changes how we see ourselves. Adam and Eve once saw themselves through God’s eyes—pure, beloved, enough. But now? Now they saw only shame. That’s what sin does. It doesn’t just wound us; it warps us. It makes us believe we are broken beyond repair.
Shame tells us to hide. God calls us to come close.
I love how God goes straight to the heart. He doesn’t begin with the broken command. He begins with the broken belief.
And He still asks us today: Who told you that you were too far gone? Who told you that my love could run out?
Don’t listen to that voice. God is still calling.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.