God is your strength
I used to think that but every time I think about Cain and Abel I can't rationalize the discrepancy . Cain did everything he could for his god but the favor fell on Abel. Why is that?
I dont know if Cain did 'everything he could' I do believe that God looks at the heart though. And I believe giving out of obligation is different than giving from the heart, and perhaps that was the discretion.
Assuming there's merit to that opinion it still leaves the question about king Saul ,gods anointed king, to be replaced by David, who had Batsheba ' s husband killed but remained gods favorite.
This events only proved to me that no matter how much we try , if he don't care for us , there's nothing we can do about it.
to me, these are apples and oranges. With Cain and Abel the story tells of one incident in which one brother (at that specific time) was favored and the other not.
with David, there is no indication that his choice to have Bethsheeba's husband killed was held with God's favor (at that specific time)
But, I guess everyone will perceive things their own way.
Edited by
msharmony
on Thu 05/03/18 05:31 PM