Genesis 4:6 & 7, Sin Desires You

Sin Desires You

Genesis 4:7 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; it desires to have you, but you must master it.

Verse 5 says that Cain was very angry that Abel's sacrifice was acceptable and his was not. God said that if he did what was right he too would be accepted. Note that, not only is our service to him acceptable when we do it right, we personally are acceptable to God and are looked on with favor. Because Cain lost God's favor, his anger began to eat at him, and he started to despise his brother. Sin was coming for him. It was crouching at his heart's door.

The Word says "Do not let the sun go down on your anger." and "In your anger, do not sin." (Eph 4:26). Why is this important? Because sin desires to have you. Satan actively seek you out. He waits for your carnal mind to be filled with desire, keeps close by, then pounces on the opportunity to convince you to sin .

Satan is real, daughters. Like a roaring lion, he prowls about (1 Pet 5:8). Never crack the door open for him to slip in. Do not give him a foothold (Eph 4:27). He will go after you just like he went after Eve. He is cunning and sneaky, hiding around the corner, waiting to trick you into believing what you are doing is justified. Remember that carnality is not evil in itself. It is a natural desire that needs to be put under the control of the Spirit, keeping it subject to him. If your natural desires are subject to your own will, you will sin. A and K, sin wants you. You must master it.

~Dad