The oldest story in God’s Holy Word is the story of Adam and Eve and their family. We are shown that from the beginning that God allowed choice. Adam and Eve had a choice to follow God or to break from His teachings and allow sin to creep in their lives. The wrong choice that they made trickled down to their son Cain—. And so—-continues the story.
We know that God gave Cain an opportunity to master his own desires and to keep the door closed to sin. Cain, however, allowed his anger to spill over as he killed his brother Abel. Just as Adam and Eve were given a choice and chose sin, we now see their son in the same position—-choice.
“Now Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let’s go out to the field.’ And while they were there in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.” Genesis 4:8.
James 1:13, “When tempted, no one should say, ‘God is tempting me.’ For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed……after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin……..”
Remember the first sin—–eating a piece of fruit did not seem so bad. Yet sin progresses. Adam and Eve sinned against God. Cain sinned against God and man.
When sin crouches at your door, don’t open it. Allow God to help you with those “little” sins before they mushroom into tragedies.
Have a blessed day!
In Christian love,
Diane