ADAM WHERE ARE YOU

One of the most profound questions God ever asked appears in the book of Genesis. After Adam sinned, God called out to him, “Adam, where are you?” (Genesis 3:9). This was not a question of physical location—God already knew exactly where Adam was. Rather, it was a question of office, of responsibility, of spiritual position.

In a paraphrased sense, God was asking:
“Adam, I see disorder in the garden. Where are you?
How did this happen under your watch?
Where is the man I placed here to guard, cultivate, and protect this place?”
(see Genesis 2:15)

This same divine question echoes across generations and lands on us today.

When there is darkness in the nation, God asks His people:
“Where are you?”
When mothers die in labor because of weak health systems, God asks governments and leaders:
“Where are you?”
When darkness invades our homes, our marriages, our communities, God asks each one of us the same question:
“Where are you?”

Why? Because God entrusted humanity with the responsibility to “cultivate and keep the earth” (Genesis 2:15).
This means we must guard, nurture, and beautify the spaces entrusted to us—ensuring that darkness does not creep in where God has called us to bring light.

So today I ask you the same question God asked Adam:
Where are you?
Where are you in your family?
Where are you in your calling?
Where are you in your spiritual life?
Where are you in restoring the broken places around you?

This is not a question meant to condemn you—it is God calling you back into your rightful place of responsibility, influence, and purpose.