Cagematch Cain vs. Hagar s1e84 Gen 16:4
Hagar, what’s there not to like?
Not fooling around here
Trying to experience a life WITH GOD, part of that is exposing ourselves to those who have experience a moment or two with God
Dig, discover what happened when they had a chance
Dig and discover what happened when they blew their chance
Cain
Hanna
Similarities. Both did bad and God gave a second chance what did they do
God came and said: YOU CAN DO BETTER. Stop what you are doing.
Change your stinking attitude.
repent
Change your 180 degree wrong directions
retrace
Seek a connection with Me
Relate, respond
Be with Me
Be without Me
CAIN
4:3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”
Greatest moment of human history
A Correctable mistake
Sin is crouching at the door and you must rule over it. You are being HUNTED
CAIN had first crack and was found WANTING
He thought he had it right.
BUT THEN, the Lord gives His ATTENTION, Most beautifully receives the Lords correction
and ASSESSMENT and CORRECTION—
But resist the Lord’s merciful attention; graceful offering of restoration, His help at the frontline
God offered a do over. He refused. Greatest moment of spiritual history. God says you did wrong but you can do right NOW.
Cain did: 4:16 Cain WENT AWAY from the presence of the Lord
NEW beginning—onset of verbal directed, desperate, interaction before a holy, interceding, active, good God*****
16 Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Spiritual Geography
Gen 4 Kills brotherWhere is Abel your brother?—
· Summarize the whole Bible: BE WITH ME. Be near me. God with us. The Almighty reestablishes contact with us. God coming down. Emmanuel.
· Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord
In a sense, Cain went from WALKING with to WALKING AWAY****
Every temptation has a way out********
Every sin has a way back*******
Lesson in spiritual GEOGRAPHY
At every step CAIN went AWAY from the presence of the Lord
Back to HagarGen 16 9 The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her.” 10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” 11 And the angel of the Lord said to her,
“Behold, you are pregnant
and shall bear a son.
You shall call his name Ishmael,
because the Lord has listened to your affliction.
12 He shall be a wild donkey of a man,
his hand against everyone
and everyone’s hand against him,
and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.”
13 So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.” 14 Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; it lies between Kadesh and Bered.
15 And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
Conclusion
When God seems far, let’s CALL ON Him
When God shows up lets hear Him
When God speaks, let’s OBEY narrow the spiritual geography distanc
Let’s decide NOW what to do when it gets tough
The day you get a tragedy.
The day you get sick.
The day your heart stops beating like it has
Two big choices:
Be like Cain. Hear God.
Understand His voice perfectly.
Understand the chance to repent, change, turn, say I agree
Understand that sin is crouching at the door and be not afraid
I’ll be fine without you
Be Like Hanna
Yup did wrong. 1st a flee-er 1st an abuser-looked w CONTEMPT
That’s how I know I am related to her. She’s kin. So is Cain.
The Lowliest. Wrong Gender. Wrong job. Wrong family. Wrong nation.
Lessons from a servant girl
Truly I have seen Him who LOOKS AFTER ME*********
God who FINDS, SEES, LOOKS AFTER*****
She Calls the name of the Lord who spoke to her********
First she ASKS GOD TO LISTEN TO HER; then GOD ASKS HER TO LISTEN TO HIM***********
Let’s listen when He tells us to do something hard.*****
Hagar wins the cage match.
