Who Told You That You Were Naked?
Questions God Asks Series
And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” — Genesis 3:11
God’s question to Adam cuts straight to the heart: “Who told you that you were naked?” Adam had always been naked, but now he was ashamed. Something had changed—his innocence was lost, and he knew it. Sin entered, and with it came fear, guilt, and separation from God.
God’s follow-up question—“Have you eaten...?”—wasn’t to gather information. It was to expose the truth, to bring Adam to confession. This is God’s mercy at work. Rather than abandoning Adam and Eve in their sin, God engages them with questions that pierce through their excuses.
In our own lives, we often listen to the wrong voices: the voice of shame, the voice of the enemy, the voice of the world. And God still asks, “Who told you that?” Who told you that you’re too far gone? That you’re unlovable? That your sin defines you? Those voices don’t come from the God who created you.
When God asks us hard questions, it’s not to condemn—it’s to restore. He invites us to come clean so we can be made clean.
Prayer Points:
Lord, help me to recognize and reject the voices that speak lies over me.
Father, give me a heart that responds to Your questions with truth and humility.
Thank You for seeking me, even when I’ve failed You.
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