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Friend, the fall: when identity was lost!

Genesis 3:7-9  Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. 8  And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9  Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?" 

In the beginning, humanity walked in perfect harmony with God — clothed in His glory, at peace with His creation, and secure in His image. Adam and Eve knew who they were because they knew the One who formed them. There was no striving, no insecurity, no question of worth. Their identity flowed from unbroken fellowship with their Creator.

But when sin entered the world, that reflection shattered. The serpent’s deception was not just about disobedience — it was an attack on identity. "Did God really say…?" (Genesis 3:1) was more than a question; it was a seed of doubt meant to separate humanity from the truth of who they were. When Adam and Eve reached for what they already possessed — the likeness of God — they traded intimacy for independence, glory for guilt.

From that moment, humanity began defining itself by shame, fear, and separation rather than by the divine image. Mankind began to see itself through the eyes of failure rather than through the gaze of the Father. Instead of walking with God, mankind began running from Him; instead of bearing His likeness, mankind built identities out of what was lost.

Every generation since has repeated the same pattern — seeking identity in possessions, achievements, culture, and pride, while the echo of God’s voice still calls through the ages: "Where are you?"

Sin didn’t erase the image of God — it obscured it. The mirror was cracked, but not destroyed. Deep within the human heart remains a longing to return to that original reflection — to be known, loved, and restored.

Friend, every distortion of identity began in that moment of separation. When we look to the world to define us, we repeat Adam’s hiding in the garden. But God still calls our name. His desire is not to condemn us, but to restore the image that was lost. The sacrifice of His Son was the Father's answer to the fall. In Yeshua (Jesus), the image is being restored, the shame is being covered, and the fellowship once broken is being renewed. Now is the time to step out from behind the trees of fear and shame — to stop hiding and come back into His light. You were not created to live fragmented, defined by failure. You were created to walk in His likeness. Return to your true reflection — the image of God restored in the face of the Messiah.

Your family in the Lord with much agape love,

George & Baht Rivka (Arad, Israel)