3So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD, 4while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock.
And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
6“Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why is your face downcast? 7If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; you are its object of desire, but you must master it.”
God sees the heart, Cain’s offering was rooted in dead religion. Abel’s offering was made in faith. Notice the wording, “brought some of the fruit of the soil”. It doesn’t say “best” and “brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock”.
Some or best......
Cain’s offering would have been pleasing to the eye, Able’s a bloody mess.
Give out of faith, not because you feel obligated.
Cain’s anger was rooted in pride and jealousy. God asked him a question so Cain would think about his anger. God also warned him, “sin is crouching at your door; you are its object of desire, but you must master it.”
Instead Cain’s anger “mastered” him. In other words, it consumed him.
What do you do when you are angry? Do you master it, or are you mastered by it?
Blessings, David
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