Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
Text: Genesis 4: 1-5; 1 John 3: 11-12
MEDITATION
Genesis 4:1-5
1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the LORD.”
2 Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the LORD.
4 Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the LORD respected Abel and his offering,
5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
1 John 3:11-12
11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,
12 not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. The worship of God
a. It is natural to offer worship to God.
b. A good expression of worship is the feature of presenting an offering to God.
c. The worship we give must see us seeking to live righteously.
d. Where one’s life is not righteous, that worship of God may not be respected.
2. The pervasive nature of sin
a. It affected Eve.
b. She drew Adam to sin with her.
c. It affected their son Cain who killed his own brother, Abel.
3. The power of Satan
a. Cain is described as “of the wicked one”.
b. The Devil continued to work against mankind.
c. The natural feeling of love for a brother was cast aside.
d. Hatred can fill the heart so badly that murder results.
经文：创世记 4：1-5；约翰一书 3：11-12
沉思
《创世记 4：1-5》
1 有一日，那人和他妻子夏娃同房，夏娃就怀孕，生了该隐，便说：“耶和华使我得了一个男子。”
2 又生了该隐的兄弟亚伯。亚伯是牧羊的，该隐是种地的。
3 有一日，该隐拿地里的出产为供物献给耶和华，
4 亚伯也将他羊群中头生的和羊的脂油献上。耶和华看中了亚伯和他的供物，5 只是看不中该隐和他的供物。该隐就大大地发怒，变了脸色。
《约翰一书 3：11-12》
11 我们应当彼此相爱，这就是你们从起初所听见的命令。12 不可像该隐，他是属那恶者，杀了他的兄弟。为什么杀了他呢？因自己的行为是恶的，兄弟的行为是善的。