Text: Genesis 4:7 KJV Further Reading: James 1:12-15 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Genesis 4:7 MESSAGE The devil is always looking for opportunities to pull a believer […]
Why are you angry?
Text: Genesis 4:5-6 KJV Further Reading: Genesis 39:18-20, 26-28 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? Genesis 4:5-6 MESSAGE Be not deceived; God is not mocked: […]
Your Offering Comes Second
Text: Genesis 4:3-5 Further Reading: Matthew 5:23-24 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to […]
Sin Brins Death
Text: Romans 5:12 Further Reading: Romans 5:10-21 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Romans 5:12 MESSAGE Sin is poisonous and dangerous. Just one disobedience of Adam was enough to contaminate the entire human race. In […]
Sin Steals Joy
Text: Psalms 51:8, 12 Further Reading: 2 Samuel 12:10-23 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Psalms 51:8, 12 MESSAGE Nothing compares to the joy of salvation. It is as the […]
Where Are You?
Text: Genesis 3:9 NKJV Further Reading: Genesis 3:8-10 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? Genesis 3:9 MESSAGE If God calls out to you today asking a similar question He asked Adam, what will your answer be? Are you still in the presence of the Lord or have […]
Sin Brings Shame
Text: Genesis 3:7 NKJV Further Reading: Exodus 32:1-34 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. Genesis 3:7 MESSAGE Sin is darkness. Whenever it is exposed to the light it brings shame. In Genesis chapter 2:25, though […]
Bliss In Obedience
Text: Genesis 2:16-17 KJV Further Reading: Jonah 1:4-15 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. […]
The Subtility Of The Devil
Text: Genesis 3:1 KJV Further Reading: Genesis 3:1-7 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Genesis 3:1 MESSAGE The devil is the enemy of […]
Everything Is Good
Text: Genesis 1:31 KJV Further Reading: Ephesians 2:10 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Genesis 1:31 MESSAGE God is an all-around specialist, everything He made is very good. Take a look at these lines from the […]