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Genesis chapter 4, verse 8,

Cain spoke to Abel his brother,

and when they were in the field,

Kane rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.

This is obviously a very humbling verse as we see the first murder in the Bible.

Kane killing his brother Abel.

We see this picture of strife and division and discord and hatred and anger and jealousy

all these different pictures of sin just come rising to the surface and ultimately leading to murder of one brother or another.

And it just causes me to think about the effects of sin in my own heart.

Like, yes, this is an extreme picture in a sense here in Genesis chapter 4, verse 8.

But I want to encourage you to think about your heart.

Like, where is there in your heart enmity that rises up towards somebody else?

Like, when do you get angry?

What causes anger in you what what people in your life or what circumstances

lead to anger in you or is there any hatred is there any bitterness i mean just think practically about your relationships is there any bitterness? I mean, just think practically about your relationships.

Is there any jealousy?

Just examine your heart and your relationships with others.

Is there any jealousy anywhere?

Any unforgiveness?

Any grudges that you are holding? Is there anybody, when you see them,

you just immediately have negative thoughts about them? And in that picture, I just want to

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