Cain experimented by trying to find a new way to God. Cain knew that God required a blood sacrifice. Cain knew what was required to be right with God. His experiment was to try a grain sacrifice, one from his own fields. Surely God would be pleased with his work. On the outside it seemed like Cain was doing a good thing alongside his brother. He was worshiping God by offering a sacrifice to Him.

 Cain was given a warning that he should have heeded. He was warned about the jealousy and anger that was welling up inside of him. “Watch out! Sin is crouching at your door!” God said. Watch out! It wants to control you. Watch out! You are out of control. Watch out! I know what you are thinking. Watch out! This is not going to end well!  God could see it on his face. God could see it in his heart too.

Friends, you can start fresh today. Is there something you've been wanting to do? Live life with urgency. Steve shares a beautiful prayer that we can apply to each day of our lives.

The spiritual lessons this week will be taken from Genesis 4 in the New Living Translation, the story of Cain and Abel. As you will probably discover throughout the week, there is a little of Cain and a little Abel in all of us. The story is about how Abel died at the hands of his brother Cain. This huge mistake left Cain with a mark that would always remind him of Abel. It seems to me that Cain deserved to die but God gave him grace. The story of Cain is really a story of grace. We have a choice in our lives. We all have Cain and Abel inside of us. Who will we choose to be?

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