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ABEL

The LORD asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I don't know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?" Genesis 4:9

I sit here pondering on the patience of the Lord, how He warns us, how He loves us, how He tries to correct us and keep us from the downward path, and how stubbornly like Cain, we head for no other path, but the path of destruction. I hear the Lord ask "Where is your brother Abel?" and I sit and wonder, what exactly did I do with Abel? For Cain, it was Abel and it was simple; murder. For me... its much worse, and good for me, unlike Cain, I have a plethora of words I (think I) can bamboozle God (and myself) with.

I hear the Lord ask "Where is your brother Abel?" and I want to answer grumpily, 'I don't know!' and I think to myself, God will never find out, all I need to do is busy myself with other activities. He'll get so caught up in noticing them and me, he'll forget all about Abel.

Once again, I've forgotten that He is Omniscient, unlike me, he lacks the ability to forget, and unlike me he sees the future. and very like Cain, once again I have acted. if only I can remember that He warned before hand.

"If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling. But you did the wrong thing, and now sin is waiting to attack you like a lion. Sin wants to destroy you, but don't let it!" Genesis 4:7

Ah! but then I was caught up in my self loathing and my self destructive thoughts. I couldn't have possibly remembered! and now I turn to God, 'why didn't you write it on a cloud?'  I would have remembered that way, 'You could have etched it on a mountain, or said my name out loud!' no one ever forgets such moments!

I sit and examine my heart and I repent in dust and ashes. I think I may have killed 'my Abel' but its not too late, in Christ, there is repentance and forgiveness of sins. So I go to the Cross, and yield the part of me I've held back for so long. I can't say I hadn't yielded earlier, but I held back to some parts. Some things I considered to dear to let go off! but now, in repentance, I return to the Cross, and lay them down!

Take all of me Jesus! All of me! Not a part, but everything. I yield to you! and I take up Abel, I've been given a second chance! I arise, in strength. never to be the same again.
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