Day 2

Genesis 4-5:1-32, 1 Chronicles 1:1-4

Jealousy is introduced into the world, Cain becomes jealous of Able. But that jealousy comes from a lack of doing what is right and giving the Lord the best of what you have. What time of the day do you give the Lord? What time of the day is your best time, your most focused time, the time of day when you know nothing can stop you? I know for myself I have two times during the day that I feel the best, one is first thing in the morning after I have been up for about 30 min, second one is early afternoon. How do I work these times into my daily walk with the Lord and bible study? Some days it’s easy, some days it’s hard.

This is the second time in scripture that Crops are mentioned. The Lord gives another consequence for actions. He tells Cain “No longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work!…..” 

Consequences for actions… Are we starting to get the picture here, there are consequences for actions. Adam and Eve in the garden, Cain killing Abel. Does it seem that God is setting an example of how we should be as Dads? When our kids make a poor decision, Do we let them get away with it or are there consequences for their actions?

Genesis 4:20-22 really stands out to me. I like the breakdown of trades and which division of families are in what trade…. Live stock, musicians, metal workers. The funny part is a chapter later the Earth is flooded and all of that is washed away, hahahah. 

Noah and the Flood, man this part of scripture hits me pretty hard. I think it’s awesome that Noah is the only one that finds favor with the Lord. He is the only righteous man, he is living counter culture, he is not living like the rest of the world living a blameless life. Wow, am I living a blameless life? Am I living counter culture? I would like to think so but probably not as much as I think. The best part about this is that God tells Noah to do something and in Gen 6:22 it states “So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.” How many times have you ignored what God is telling you? I have done it, continually do it to this day. Even though I know what he is telling me is good and is right. I kinda feel like a running back running down the field avoiding what God tells me and then finally he gives me a devastating blow and takes me down to get me to do what he intended for me to do.