August 21, 2024

I went down a biblical rabbit hole this morning. In First John 3, he talks about loving one another, but not the kind of love that Cain had for Able when he killed him over his jealousy of God’s love. 

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. 1 John 3:12

The first part of that verse had me wandering through the scriptures in Genesis. Could some of us be the devil’s prodigy because John calls Cain “of the wicked one?” We don’t know the origin of Noah’s three daughters-in-law. Noah comes through the lineage of Seth, but where does Noah’s wife come from? Even Matthew Henry calls Cain the seed of the devil!!

“It showed that he was as the first-born of the serpent's seed; even he, the eldest son of the first man, was of the wicked one. He imitated and resembled the first wicked one, the devil.” Matthew Henry

But then this scripture from Genesis stopped me from digging any further:

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Genesis 4:1

Any of us could be a product “of the wicked one” or “the seed of the serpent” if we follow a path of sin and fail to love one another as Christ loves the church. Through his sermon, my preacher convicted me of my slackness in praying for my church family as I should, my brothers and sisters in Christ, and for him and his family. I pray for them, but not as often as I should, especially during this time when spiritual warfare is at an all-time high. I’ve beefed up my prayer routine, and you are all included. I now make it a point to war on your behalf. It’s something we should all be doing. Love one another through your prayers. By the way, if you go down a rabbit hole like I did, you will learn something new and have your biblical knowledge increased. Dig in until you find your answer.