Cain’s anger was rooted in his failure to establish once and for all what God expects of human beings. To establish for all humans what God expects of them Cain had made his best offer to God. Abel had made his offer as well. God accepted Abel’s offering not Cain’s.
When God affirmed Abel’s offering Cain was furious. Cain understood establishing once and for all what men think God expects of them is the most powerful force on earth. Cain did not want to do what God expects, Cain wanted this power over mankind. Abel just wanted to do what God expected of men. Abel wanted to leave the power up to God.
Leaders who want the power to establish what God expects of all men become violent when they are not the final word. They will find a way to force their view and their will on every Abel who just wants to do what God expects of us.
Jesus simply did what God expects of mankind. For doing what God expects of us without seeking power He was persecuted and hated by the Cains of His day.. He told those who follow Him to expect the same reaction from the Cains of their day.
The Cains of the world still kill in the name of what is right for their power. They may not even use God’s will as their excuse but in their minds they want to tell God and every Abel how things should be.
God will take care of the Cains of he world. As costly and dangerous as it may be to only want to do what God expects of us among the Cains of our day, we must be the people who submit to God like Jesus did.
Abel did not lose His life. He found it. So do we when we live Jesus.
Bud McCord
Abide International
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