190 The First Children

Genesis 4:1-26, TBC Book One, Chapter 4
Adam and Eve taught their sons to worship the Lord. Regularly they brought offerings to him. The boys learned from an early age that all they received, including the creation of nature, was a gift from God. Abel tended flocks as a shepherd while Cain worked the soil and grew crops. But one day something tragic happened. 

It was after the boys, who were now young men, had brought their offerings to the Lord. . . . The Lord was pleased with Abel and the offering from his flock [but] was not pleased with Cain and his offering. When Cain saw that God accepted Abel’s offering but rejected his, he became angry. . . . The Lord noticed this and said to Cain, “Why are you angry and disappointed? If you do the right thing, won’t you and your offering will be accepted? But if you do not, watch out. . . .”

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book One, Chapter 4, for the rest of the story.)
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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: “Bitterness is jealousy’s alarm clock, rousing the evil within.” —Sharon
     A promise to cling to: “But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth. This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.” James 3:14-16 NASB
     A praise to fill you: Create in Me a Clean Heart  Eric and Tanja Lagerström     [Can skip ad after first 5 seconds]

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