Warning Signs

Warning Signs

Genesis 4: ⁶ So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? ⁷ 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.”

 

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GOD made everything and said it was “very good.” I believe Satan introduced sin to Adam and Eve to ruin all humans, preventing a perfect human from opening the scroll that held HIS sentence. Adam and Eve fell for his lie and were thrown out of the garden. They had children, Cain and Abel. Both kids had a sin nature, but one chose to ignore it and one did not.

 

My Observations:

• Cain was warned about letting his anger turn into sin.
• Anger or lower moods can cause me to be open to sin.
• JESUS used “door” for the first time, implying that conditions were changed enough for humans to now need shelter, and that an entryway to the heart would be like an entryway to a home.

 

I believe JESUS gave Cain a warning just like HE gives you and me through the HOLY SPIRIT. JESUS warns Cain that his anger could cause him to sin and that sin would take over his heart. HE also says that Cain could “rule over it”, giving him a choice. HE even said “If you do well, will you not be accepted?”

 

So far humans were not doing so well in the choice department. Easily fooled, all humans were doomed to death. Fortunately for us, JESUS knows that we are like sheep needing a shepherd.  We don’t make good choices, yet GOD loves us anyway.

 

Challenge

• Why did GOD tell Moses about this conversation?
• Have you ever thought about the path you take to sin in your life?
• Have you considered asking GOD to raise your mood and for HIM to place you back on HIS path today?