WHO WAS CAIN ANGRY AT?
Genesis 4 Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
6 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 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 MASTER it.”
It’s easy to hydroplane over who Cain is ticked off at. Of course Cain is furious at his brother because Abel was blessed by God and he wasn’t. Cain experienced jealousy, pride, envy, but God brilliantly exposed the root issue, anger. Dig deeper around the root and you’ll discover Cain’s anger towards his brother was secondary. Cain’s primary anger problem was with God. Cain suppressed his anger and it grew deeper and deeper and dominated his life. What happened? The first murder in the first family. Cain tragically killed his brother!
Until we deal with the root issue we can’t express and confess.
What sin has dominated your life that you are now angry and taking it out on others?
Let me encourage all of us to kill the root! Anger at God.
Take it to God. Just let it go and tell him all your frustration and anger…God can handle it. That’s why He is God. God can’t begin to heal and help us until we confess the root issue.
That sermon on Sunday as I told Debbie was the best birthday present ever. You Preached, I just wanted to stand up and shout TALK ABOUT BUDDY PREACH IT. LOL just like my grandmom used to do in church. It was like a cloud of contentment spread over everyone at the alter and I felt like Professor Xavier in X Men it was as if you could just hear the thoughts and the love and the relief meandering through the crowd. I am so guilty of getting mad at “Rich Actor, ball players, and other rich folks for not giving to GOD the way he intends for us to do. For those first fruits to be harvested and given with a peaceful and joyous heart. Thank you so much and Debbie to for being there for me on Sunday. Northway is going to do GREAT THINGS!!! Look out We are coming!! Hugs Stefi