The Land of ''NOD''
Jerry Watts
Genesis 4:9-16
Just a few weeks ago, as I was walking through my devotional time in Genesis, I read something that touched my heart and spurred my mind. It is found in Genesis 4:16 (Let's Read it). Honestly, at first blush that day, I just smile and thought, yeah, I know about this land. Admittedly, I have been here long enough that you know 'my mind doesn't work right.' But that's okay, I'm in good company. When I read this verse that day, I can honestly say that I'd forgotten that Cain went east to the 'Land of Nod.'' But I will also say that, in a human way, I know about the land of nod, don't you? Sure, you do and I do too. In the evenings when we sit down, the TV is on and I am sitting on the couch, I enter the land of nod. Also, around the middle of my message each Sunday, we have several that enter the land of nod (as nodding off). Obviously, this is different.
So, this verse and action caught my attention. I believe there is a personal, serious, and spiritual message for us in this. Let me remind us of the context of this verse, then we'll read our full text for Spiritual clarity and spend a few minutes unpacking it to see what God has for us to see, learn and do. There are many truths to glean from this story.
Chapter 4 begins with Adam and Eve having two sons, Cain (the older) and Abel (the younger). Cain did the gardening thing while Abel worked with the animals. First lesson we should know is that BOTH OF THESE SKILLS ARE NEEDED to have a successful farm. One is not more important than the other, they are just different.
It came time to worship creator God, the one they knew all too well. This was the God that created mom and dad, they used to walk with in the Garden. The God whom they had disobeyed (eating of the tree) and the God who banished them from the Garden. This was also the God who had provided the sinful couple clothes of skins and had put in place a plan for all people to be restored to God. ...
Jerry Watts
Genesis 4:9-16
Just a few weeks ago, as I was walking through my devotional time in Genesis, I read something that touched my heart and spurred my mind. It is found in Genesis 4:16 (Let's Read it). Honestly, at first blush that day, I just smile and thought, yeah, I know about this land. Admittedly, I have been here long enough that you know 'my mind doesn't work right.' But that's okay, I'm in good company. When I read this verse that day, I can honestly say that I'd forgotten that Cain went east to the 'Land of Nod.'' But I will also say that, in a human way, I know about the land of nod, don't you? Sure, you do and I do too. In the evenings when we sit down, the TV is on and I am sitting on the couch, I enter the land of nod. Also, around the middle of my message each Sunday, we have several that enter the land of nod (as nodding off). Obviously, this is different.
So, this verse and action caught my attention. I believe there is a personal, serious, and spiritual message for us in this. Let me remind us of the context of this verse, then we'll read our full text for Spiritual clarity and spend a few minutes unpacking it to see what God has for us to see, learn and do. There are many truths to glean from this story.
Chapter 4 begins with Adam and Eve having two sons, Cain (the older) and Abel (the younger). Cain did the gardening thing while Abel worked with the animals. First lesson we should know is that BOTH OF THESE SKILLS ARE NEEDED to have a successful farm. One is not more important than the other, they are just different.
It came time to worship creator God, the one they knew all too well. This was the God that created mom and dad, they used to walk with in the Garden. The God whom they had disobeyed (eating of the tree) and the God who banished them from the Garden. This was also the God who had provided the sinful couple clothes of skins and had put in place a plan for all people to be restored to God. ...
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