Genesis 4:14 KJV
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Cain said that the punishment was greater than he could bear. Part of that punishment was that God, "hid His face" from him.
The greatest curse that a man can experience is the curse of having nothing to do with God.
There are two consequences to this curse that still impact our lives today.
One, man does not have same communication with God that he had at one time.
Even after Adam and Eve were driven from the garden, God still spoke with Cain personally with him. That was no longer the case after the murder of his brother.
Two, Cain likely no longer was motivated to seek the Lord.God's Word does say
Romans 3:11 KJV
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
Because of Jesus Christ, the Lord is come to seek and to save the lost. A way to God has been opened through Christ. However, God's face is still hidden from most people. The god of this world has blinded their minds and they do not or will not see God.
Lord, open the eyes of the blind.
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Cain said that the punishment was greater than he could bear. Part of that punishment was that God, "hid His face" from him.
The greatest curse that a man can experience is the curse of having nothing to do with God.
There are two consequences to this curse that still impact our lives today.
One, man does not have same communication with God that he had at one time.
Even after Adam and Eve were driven from the garden, God still spoke with Cain personally with him. That was no longer the case after the murder of his brother.
Two, Cain likely no longer was motivated to seek the Lord.God's Word does say
Romans 3:11 KJV
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
Because of Jesus Christ, the Lord is come to seek and to save the lost. A way to God has been opened through Christ. However, God's face is still hidden from most people. The god of this world has blinded their minds and they do not or will not see God.
Lord, open the eyes of the blind.
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