Genesis 3:9

Genesis 3:9 says, And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?  God called to Adam, not because He didn't know where Adam was, but to allow Adam to respond to Him.  We do not have to find God, because He will always call us to Him.  Nor can we hide from God, since He always knows where we are, both physically and spiritually.  Verse ten states, And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.  Adam responded that he heard the voice of God and was afraid because he was naked, as he had always been.  Adam's physical state was not really what made him afraid, but his spiritual state was.  We have no need to be afraid of God unless we have been disobedient to Him.  Verse eleven asks, 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?  God asked how Adam knew he was naked.  Then, God asked if Adam had eaten of the tree that he had been told not to eat of.  When we sin, I believe that we will be made aware of it, and sin is always disobedience to God's will for us.  God knew what Adam had done, but He was waiting for Adam to acknowledge it.  God knows when we sin, and if there is to be forgiveness and restoration, we must acknowledge what we have done.  Verse twelve declares, And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.  Basically Adam answered that it wasn't his fault, but God's fault or at least the woman's fault.  Adam said you gave me the woman, and she gave me the fruit and said to eat it.  We cannot blame God for our sins, nor can we blame others.  Adam knew what God had said, but he chose to listen to the woman instead.  Verse thirteen asks, And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.  God asked the woman what she had done, and she answered that she was beguiled, or tempted and deceived by the serpent.  If we do not have an understanding of God's word or a firm belief in what He tells us, then we may likewise be tempted to disobey Him.  Like Adam, the woman attempted to put the blame elsewhere.  Ultimately, we must confess and accept the responsibility for our own sins.  Then we can either ask God's forgiveness or continue to bear the responsibility for our sins.