Our verse for today is Genesis 3:13.
Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”
When my daughter was just four, she got into a little trouble—nothing serious, but enough for a gentle swat on the bottom. She cried, more from wounded feelings than pain. I walked out of the room, but something tugged at me. So I went back in and knelt beside her. “Sweetheart,” I asked, “do you know why I did that?” She sniffled, lifted her head, and said, “Yes… because you were mad at me.”
Ouch! That one cut deep. I wasn’t trying to punish—I was trying to correct. But her little heart misunderstood.
That moment helped me understand this question from God to Eve: “What is this you have done?” It wasn’t a courtroom interrogation. It wasn’t for information—God already knew. It was an invitation. An open door to self-awareness. A holy pause.
God doesn’t ask to shame. He asks to awaken. He wanted Eve to see—not just what she had done, but what it meant. The broken trust. The shift in the world. The crack in her own soul.
We’ve all been there. We’ve crossed lines, stepped outside of wisdom, followed our wants instead of God’s word. And in the quiet that follows, God still asks, “What have you done?” Not to scold, but to guide. Not to condemn, but to start the healing.
Today, take a moment to answer that question in your own life. Not with fear, but with faith. Because the God who asks is the same God who forgives.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.