“Do What Is Right.
Then You Will Be
Accepted.”
Adam
made love to his wife Eve. She became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She
said, "With the Lord's help I have had a baby boy." Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.
Abel took care of
sheep. Cain worked the ground. After some time, Cain gathered some of the
things he had grown. He brought them as an offering to the Lord.
But Abel brought the
fattest parts of some of the lambs from his flock. They were the male animals
that were born first to their mothers.
The Lord was pleased
with Abel and his offering. But he wasn't pleased with Cain and his offering.
So Cain became very angry. His face was sad.
Then the Lord
said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why are you looking so sad? Do what is
right. Then you will be accepted. If you don't do what is right, sin is waiting
at your door to grab you. It longs to have you. But you must rule over
it."
Genesis 4:1-7
It
wasn’t that God didn’t like vegetables. Rather, He knew that Cain’s offering
was masking an unrighteous attitude. Cain wasn’t fully committed to God, as
expressed by the fact that he wasn’t living according to His ways.
It is
easy to worship God on the outside while stubbornly keeping territory from Him
on the inside. There are many outwardly religious people who use religious
activities to cover the reality of their sinful lives.
Does
the Lord take priority over our plans and dreams? Is He worth more than the sin
that tempts us? When we express to Him that He is more worthy than anything or
anyone else in our lives, it’s an offering He won’t refuse.
God won’t refuse a heart that is surrendered to Him
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