Before the Altar

In Genesis 4:4-7 it shows the result of not doing our best for God. This chapter is of course the recounting of Cain and Abel. If we choose not to do our best for God, God will not look favorably on what we do. If we delude ourselves and say, “God doesn’t care” He is again not pleased. It doesn’t mean we will succeed at everything that is put before us and certainly doesn’t mean God doesn’t love us, just that He wants our best try and He wants us not to give up. These verses also show that our initial reaction is the lie we tell ourselves that it doesn’t matter what we bring to God and then blaming God for wanting too much of us. Then we become jealous of others without others not really having done us wrong. And finally we sin against each other and ultimately God because after all we know better than God.  All the while, throughout this whole process God awaits to see what choice we make.