Face to Face With Jesus - a Lenten MeditationSample

We see the sad unravelling of Adam and Eve’s family in today’s reading where Cain kills his brother Abel in a fit of rage, jealousy and maybe insecurity. It’s interesting to read that Abel somehow knew what would please God and do accordingly while Cain chose to do what pleased him and ended up displeasing God. While he could have always repented and made amends he chose a wicked shortcut which left him all alone in a field with his dead sibling. The conversation that ensues between him and God is sad and disturbing all at once. Sad because God knows what happened and is saddened over the unnecessary death of Abel, disturbing because Cain seems to be unperturbed about the murder he has committed. The conversation takes a darker turn as God tells him that Cain is now cursed by the ground which has absorbed Abel’s blood and so he will be a vagabond and wanderer for the rest of his life. God does display his extravagant grace though, in marking Cain, so that he is not murdered by anyone for the rest of his life on earth. God’s grace is available to even the most vile of sinners. It depends on the sinner to accept this grace through faith in Jesus and be saved! (Ephesians 2:8)

Questions to ask yourself:

Are you aware of God’s grace on your life?

Where have you withheld grace from others?

Will you ask God to convict you of any sinful attitudes in your life?