Acknowledge Him/There Is Always A Witness

"And in the 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 his offering: 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? 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. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground." Genesis 4:3-10


The fourth chapter of the Book of Genesis tells us about the lives of the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain, the firstborn, "tiller of the ground" and Abel, his brother, "a keeper of sheep" both made offerings unto God. Able, who gave God from the first born of his flock was respected by God. Cain, on the other hand gave an offering to God from the fruit the ground produced, but not the first fruits. Cain's offering was not respected by God. We, as believers, are required to give God the first fruits of our labor as a sign of reverence. Cain's offering was not his best. Yet like many of us Cain got an attitude because he did not receive the same respect as his brother. You will notice however that God came to Cain with words of correction. (Genesis 4:6-7) It was an expression of God's love for Cain. The Epistle to the Hebrews instructs us thusly, "And ye have forgotten the exhotation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons." Hebrews 12:5-8 Therefore like Cain if we do less than our best we can expect God to correct us in love. It is indeed an honor to be corrected by God. Although the ideal is to do things correctly the first time so there is no need for correction. Unfortunately Cain did not heed the chastisement from God. God was attempting to convey to Cain the fact that he was not forsaken. God gave Cain the recipe for success: do what I ask of you and you will be accepted into the Kingdom. Now the interesting thing is, God warned Cain that sin was lying in wait and desired him, but God also let Cain know that he had rule over sin. In other words, Cain was not powerless against sin. Sadly Cain did not heed God's advice and allowed sin to have power over his life. Notice how Cain was deceived by sin into thinking that God who knew his thoughts (Genesis 4:5-6) would not discover the murder he committed. Abel's very blood cried out to God from the ground. (Genesis 4:10) Nothing is hidden from God, even when we attempt to hide or deny Him the truth is exposed. Remember Jesus' response to some of the Pharisees during His triumphal entry, "And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out." Luke 19:40

The Miracle Is, That It Is Just That Easy

"And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart; And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain. For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people. Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you." 1 Samuel 12:20-24

In the 12th chapter of the First Book of Samuel, the prophet addresses the Children of Israel concerning their foolish choice to seek an earthly king when they already had a heavenly king in the LORD God Almighty. It is important to note, that while Samuel pointed out the error of their ways, he did not condemn them. In fact, Samuel encouraged them to continue following after God. Samuel understood that even when we make mistakes we cannot despair, give up and turn away from God. On the contrary, that is the time for us to seek God. God will not forsake us. God can and will deliver us. I know the enemy is trying to confuse us. The enemy wants us to belief that it is not that easy. Satan want us to condemn ourselves by making us think that there is no turning back. The enemy wants us to believe that there is more required of us than what the Word says, but the devil is a liar. It is just that easy with God. Consider the story of Naaman as revealed in 2 Kings 5:10-14, "And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean." You see Naaman like many of us almost missed his blessing/healing by nearly allowing the enemy (through the spirits of pride and rage) to trick him. Thank God Naaman had people of faith around him. They would not allow him to miss his healing. When you are lost, confused and not quite sure what to do remember the words of our Saviour Jesus Christ, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls." Matthew 11:28-29