“Why Are You Angry?”

Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.” Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord. Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering, but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”

Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.

Genesis 4:1-8

The Venus flytrap can digest an insect in about 10 days.

This meat eating plant reminds us of the way sin can devour us if we are lured into it. Sin is hungry for us.

Sin may try to entice us by tempting us with a new experience, convincing us that living right doesn’t matter. Our physical senses might also be appealed to.

Relying on God’s Spirit supplies the power to live for Him and others.

We fall into temptation when we don’t flee from it.

Our Daily Bread – April 12, 2016