The "Cain" in me
John 1:11-13
11 He came to what was His own, but His own people did not receive Him.
12 But to all who have received Him—those who believe in His name—
He has given the right to become God’s children 13 —children not born
by human parents or by human desire or a husband’s decision, but by God.
My flesh will scheme and plan
and decide to do much good
in order to receive
much favor from The Lord.
It will seldom stop
in effort and commitment
to fill itself with glory
to be recognized by God.
Cain is a good example.
He gave the best he had.
He wanted to trade his righteousness
for The Holiness of God.
In the blood of Abel
that was spilled through Cain’s transgression
the world received the signal,
of the mystery of God.
Jan Wienen