Good Morning!! There was turmoil between my brother and me, even up until his death last year. I was always bothered by the choices he made in life,...especially after knowing the mistakes I'd made, and their consequences. When I came to today's verse, I thought; "Lord, this verse describes my brother. Help him to see that sin is crouching at his door, and he must control it, before it consumes him."
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. . . but you must master it.—Genesis 4:7 (NIV)
I spoke with a minister friend about my situation. He said to me, "I hear lots of anger in your voice." I hesitantly agreed,...while at the same time defending my right to be angry. Later after reading that verse again, I finally saw not just my brother,...but myself in that verse. I prayed, "Father, you are speaking about me and how sin is crouching at my door." In tears I asked God to forgive me for hanging on to hard feelings and to take away my bitterness and self-righteousness. In time, that heavy weight was replaced with love and forgiveness,...for my brother, and for me.
Study the Bible,
...listen for God's Word to you,...and not to someone else.
Hevenly Father, thank You for reminding us that our quiet time is an opportunity for us to change, and not for us to change someone else. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
"Never say never when it comes to what God can do."
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