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