Daily Reading
Daily Thought
Cain and Abel each bring an offering to God, one of fruit and the other a firstborn lamb. God found Abel’s offering of a lamb acceptable, but why not Cain’s?
The essence of worship is faith and trust, humility and submission, devotion and awe. The Lord said to Cain, “If you do well, will you not be accepted?” (Genesis 4:7). Apparently, he hadn’t done well. The problem was not fruit or flock, but Cain’s attitude. There was no contrition, no faith, no love or adoration. It was, at best, an offering of duty, and more likely one of greed and rivalry and pride. Cain gave in hopes of getting.
Don’t miss the warning in verse 7, “And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.” Sin has a life of its own, crouching as a beast waiting to spring and strike and devour. Sin craves repetition until it takes hold and becomes a habit. When that happens, it has become master.
When we worship well, we bar the beast from our heart’s throne and give God his seat back.
Daily Prayer
My wonderful God, may my life be the first thing I bring to You as an offering, as worship. I shall love You with all that I am, my heart and soul and mind and might. And sin I shall hate. You are going to have to help me with this. Please, do whatever it takes.
Amen
God bless you, Luv’n Liv’n
Pastor Dave
