October 11, 2020

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Sin Is Crouching At Your Door-

• The second recorded lie, the first murder, and the third death 

• We all have that one sin that seems to be ever present. Cain's was anger.

• Abel's sacrifice receives God's blessing, while Cain's is found lacking, and Cain was angered.

• God gives Cain a gentle reprimand, and tells him to be aware of sin crouching at his door.

• Cain then takes his brother out to the fields and attacked and killed him.

• God asked Cain where is his brother is, knowing full well what had occurred. Cain responded with "I don't know. Am I my brothers keeper?" God gave him his punishment, do be outcast and to have life be not easy for him.

• If you know someone in your life that has been separated from God because of their sin, pray for them. We need to give God our best.

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Today's Scripture

 

Genesis 4:1-16

 The man was intimate with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have had a male child with the Lord’s help.” 2 She also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of flocks, but Cain worked the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain presented some of the land’s produce as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Abel also presented an offering—some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but he did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he looked despondent.

6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you furious? And why do you look despondent? 7 If you do what is right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”

8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”

10 Then he said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground! 11 So now you are cursed, alienated from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood you have shed. 12 If you work the ground, it will never again give you its yield. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”

13 But Cain answered the Lord, “My punishment is too great to bear! 14 Since you are banishing me today from the face of the earth, and I must hide from your presence and become a restless wanderer on the earth, whoever finds me will kill me.”

15 Then the Lord replied to him, “In that case, whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” And he placed a mark on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him. 16 Then Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.