Genesis 4:13. Unbearable

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Genesis 4:13 “And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.”

    Overwhelmed as he faces the repercussions of his evil deed, Cain’s complaint in effect accuses God of being unjust. “The punishment you’re giving me is too much.” At the same time, however, Cain speaks an element of truth. Our sin and guilt, no matter what it is, is always more than we can bear. That is why we need the Sin-Bearer, the Lamb of God, which has so graciously been given. Tragically, Cain had already rejected the Lamb of God, leaving him no options but to bear his own sin and feel the crushing weight of its deadly penalty. Instead of repenting, he hardened in his own perversity to the point of fratricide. To make matters worse, instead of repenting of his heinous act, he justified himself and played the victim. Have you ever done that before? It’s a fast track not only to finding life unbearable, but to becoming unbearable yourself. 

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Ezra James
The Word of God is bread from heaven. God sent it, but we must gather it, appreciate it, digest it, and live by it. These days it is increasingly scarce. Many are starving for it and don't know it because they keep feasting on bad bread that doesn't satisfy. But if we would learn to carefully gather up the fragments of the True, Heavenly Bread of Life, we would always enjoy a feast of crumbs, because even God's crumbs are miracles mighty to save (Mark 7:24-30). ESPAÑOL: La Palabra de Dios es pan del cielo. Dios lo envió, pero debemos recogerlo, apreciarlo, digerirlo y vivir por él. Hoy en día es cada vez más escaso. Muchos están muriendo de hambre por falta de él sin saberlo porque se alimentan de pan falso que no satisface. Pero si aprendiéramos a recoger cuidadosamente los fragmentos del Verdadero Pan Celestial, Pan de Vida, siempre disfrutaríamos de un banquete de migajas, porque hasta las migajas de Dios son milagros poderosos para salvar (Marcos 7:24-30).