"If you do well, shall you not be honoured? But if you do not, sin crouches at the door." — Genesis 4:7
Sin is not wickedness, but a gentle missing of the mark — a tender misalignment of the heart.
The Lord’s words to Cain are not wrathful, but lovingly corrective, as one might speak to an adorable yet erring child:
So Cain was very angry, and his face fell.— Genesis 4:5
Sin is a soft, weak thing — not a monster but a mood. A wayward assumption. It waits quietly at the threshold, longing to be your master, yet you, dear soul, may rule over it.
Cain is your outer self — confused, disheartened. Abel is your inner offering — imaginal, unseen, yet pleasing. And the Lord's pleasure lies always with the invisible lamb — the assumption of already being.
To assume lack is to crucify the wish. But to do well — to feel the end with adorable certainty — is to be honoured.
and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD was pleased with Abel and his offering, — Genesis 4:4
Let not sadness become your sacrifice. Let imagination bring the fat of the lamb.
Rule gently over what crouches. Sin waits — but so does love.