Genesis 3:11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

Notice carefully here that God did not ask Adam why he had disobeyed. God asks Adam who told you. Was God asking Adam about eating the fruit or listening to the liar? The accusation of the disobedience came after the question of the conversations that came before the act.

Whose voice do we hear?

John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

Here is one interesting point which we might overlook. Jesus said “I know them”. This not only indicates relationship but also implies that He does not lead someone else’s sheep. The issue here is clear, that in order to recognize His voice, you must first become one of His.

1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

This warning from John is to believers. This means we can hear that spirit of antichrist. It is speaking against Christ. This is the meaning of anti, against. It opposes the Word of God.

Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Satan knew us in the flesh long before we came to Christ and Satan uses every advantage in the flesh to bring lying controversies to our minds. He opposes the Spirit at every turn. Now I would like to share with you the secret in how to still Satan’s voice where you cannot even hear him.

Leviticus 11:44a,b For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy:

Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Eve ate and then Adam ate.

Was Adam there to hear the serpent speak to Eve? Did Adam eat right away? What was Adam thinking at that moment before he ate? Did Eve take the fruit to her husband and then eat without telling him where she got it? Was there anything special about the appearance of the fruit so that Adam would know the source of the fruit? Did Adam believe the lie?

All these questions and more are not addressed in the bible. Adam ate. That is all we know. If we ask all these questions and insist on knowing the why of it, are we seeking God’s message to us or looking to satisfy our own curiosity? What makes us want to know the why of it all?

Allow me to take you back to yesterday’s blog and point out on important factor. We were born into the realm of the prince of the power of the air. We were born into dust and where we landed held sway over our life experiences and influences until that day we came to discover Jesus and invite Him into our hearts.

The need to know why came as a part of Satan’s realm. It is that lie Satan tells each of us. You have to know why before you can trust God.

Here is what the bible says about this event. God said don’t eat. Adam ate. Their eyes were opened. They saw what it looked like to be disobedient. No one knows what it feels like to lose our innocence until we lose it.