Genesis 4: 9-15
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
15 But the Lord said to him, “Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. 16 So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
After committing murder, Cain comes face to face with God as he answers for his sins. Instead of responding in sadness or guilt, Cain seems to sass God. Often, we are confronted with our sin and hide behind walls of denial. Too scared to confess. Too prideful to repent. Too human to change. God gives Cain his consequences for murder and Cain then begs God for his mercy. Cain does this out of selfishness. He does not show remorse, but only cares about his life. And somehow and for some reason I do not understand, but am eternally grateful for, God shows mercy to Cain and offers His protection. Even at our darkest and most arrogant moment, God shows His love and mercy to us. What a great God we serve! That is why He deserves our worship and our lives! This is what devotions showed me today. What did God show you?
