Do what is right

Sharing some thoughts from my Bible study tonight:

We have all heard that if we do what's right good things will happen, and if we do the wrong things there's trouble ahead.

God made those points perfectly clear from the beginning.

The story of Cain and Abel is told in Genesis 4. Cain is upset because God looked more favorable on Abel's sacrifice than his. So Cain gets angry with God and starts pouting. Sounds like modern day people, doesn't it.

In verses 6-7, the Lord says to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 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."

God is telling Cain, and all of us, that if we do the right things, good things will happen. But if we don't do what is right, we are opening the door for sin to enter our lives and take over. God says we must master it; don't let sin be the master of our lives.

God's Word is so powerful and when you really break it down, what God asks of us isn't really that hard. He wants us to do right because He loves us and only wants the best for us. He doesn't want us to do wrong, because He knows that puts us in danger.

God is so loving, so awesome! Like a good father, He gives us warnings to protect us.

So, if you are facing a situation or situations, remember what God tells us in Genesis 4, make the right decision. Do what's right, so sin cannot enter in and enslave you.