MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Monday May 11, 2020
Topic: Be Your Brother’s Keeper
Text: Genesis 4:3 – 12
Cain’s
failures hinged on his reaction to God’s rebuke (Genesis 4:6 – 7). This
deteriorated into brotherly hate instead of brotherly love. We don’t know why
God rejected Cain’s sacrifice. But instead of listening to God, learning, and
changing his ways, he reacted impulsively. Cain was wrong, yet he would not
accept responsibility for or deal with it. He countered God’s correction with
anger and denial.
After
Cain’s sacrifice was rejected, God gave him the chance to right his wrong and
try again. God even encouraged him to do so, but Cain proudly refused. The rest
of Cain’s life is a startling example of what happens to those who refuse to
admit their mistakes and repent of them. It also shows what happens when we
blame others for our problems and allow anger to build in us massively. The end
will certainly be our ruin except we deal with anger from the onset.
Every
wise Christian should learn from Cain’s mistakes. We should not be too proud to
analyze our actions and utterances especially when people point out faults in
what we say or do.
Beloved
in Christ, anytime someone suggests you are wrong, especially with God’s word,
take an honest look at your life and make the necessary changes. It will save
you crying, had I known. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.
Food for Thought: Pride and
grace do not dwell together.
Memory verse: Genesis 4:9
Prayer: Lord,
help me to always accept my mistakes and make changes whenever it is necessary
in Jesus name.
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