The rise of
civilization came through the murderous line of Cain. It was his descendants who gave themselves to
the arts, tool-making and warfare. Cain
was the inspiration behind the first recorded example of honor killing. Organized ranching and farming was developed
by the line of Cain as were the proliferation of cities. The world order began with one man's
determination to do away with his chief rival and create a monopoly for
himself. The line of Seth out of which
came Noah and his family, was known for a solitary accomplishment. One from their number, "walked with
God". If you assess all that has
been accomplished since Adam sinned and transformed the course of human
history, you must decide how to properly evaluate everything that has taken
place. Does it look more like it came
from Cain or Abel? Are your
accomplishments along the lines of Seth or his older brother Cain? What we decide is "getting things
done" may rather be the unraveling of our Lord's agenda. It is strange to think that the impoverished
widow who gave her few pennies to the offering accomplished far more than Herod
who led the reconstruction of the Temple of Jerusalem. What we call civilization may be nothing of
the sort. Whether we consider the
construction of Babel or Solomon's great palace, it seems that civilized
thinking rarely generates a civilized heart.
Start with your mind on Christ and do whatever you can to keep it on Him
throughout your day. Then, whatever you
do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not
for men... (Colossians 3:23 NIV)
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