“Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.” Genesis 4:17 When we read the story of Cain we have a tendency to feel sorry for him. He made a mistake and receives harsh punishment and… Continue reading 6-29-24: Trying To Prove God Wrong
Category: Daily Devotion
6-28-24: The Mark of Cain
Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. Genesis 4:15-16… Continue reading 6-28-24: The Mark of Cain
6-27-24: God Is Unfair!
“My punishment is greater than I can bear! Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me.” Genesis 4:13-14 How… Continue reading 6-27-24: God Is Unfair!
6-26-24: God’s Punishment
“And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” Genesis 4:5-8 Cain killed Abel. In doing so he felt he… Continue reading 6-26-24: God’s Punishment
6-25-24: Face To Face With God
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?” And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground. Genesis 4:9-10 Where and when this confrontation took place are not told.… Continue reading 6-25-24: Face To Face With God
6-24-25: The World’s First Murder
So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule… Continue reading 6-24-25: The World’s First Murder
6-23-24: God’s Response
So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over… Continue reading 6-23-24: God’s Response
6-22-24: Cain’s Sacrifice
“Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,… Continue reading 6-22-24: Cain’s Sacrifice
6-21-24: What I learned In My Life As A Cow
“Let his mind be changed from a man’s, and let a beast’s mind be given to him; and let seven periods of time pass over him.” Daniel 4:16 Before we leave Daniel 4 we need to revisit one important lesson from this chapter. As God deals with King Nebuchadnezzar He gives him the mind of an animal. As we… Continue reading 6-21-24: What I learned In My Life As A Cow
6-20-24: All Praise To God
“Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all whose works (are) truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.” Daniel 4:37 Tony Evans makes the point that the most important truth a person can know is the truth of the Gospel. There… Continue reading 6-20-24: All Praise To God