Genesis 4:6-7
“And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”
Sin lieth at the door.
The Lord warned Cain.
There had never been a sacrifice made before, Abel could’ve offered anything and claimed “ignorance.” But instead, he accepted no excuses, and followed the example he knew had been set by the Lord.
The Lord slew the animals in the garden, to clothe Adam and Eve, that first blood flowing so freely. His wrath, satisfied, for a moment.
Abel knew that pleased God. So, he too, offered a sacrifice where the blood flowed.
Cain had the same access to information, and he chose to make excuses.
The moment he started blaming his excuses on God, and those who chose to live without excuses, that is the moment that sin was “laying at the door.”
It was right there.
Waiting.
All he had to do was open the door and let it in. A welcome mat for sin.
And Cain ignored a warning straight from the Lord, and threw the door open, welcoming in the sin that was waiting at the threshold.
Beware of the times when you look for excuses.
When you start becoming critical of those who accept none.
When you become angry with the Lord for not accepting your excuses.
Sin lies at the door.
It is no respecter of persons.
And if you allow it to be the welcome mat, it won’t hesitate. Cain did irreversible damage because he started accepting excuses and got angry with God for not also excusing him.
Sin lies at the door.
You don’t have to let it in.
A threat at the door can simply remain a threat, and not damage, if you don’t open the door.
Sin lieth at the door.
Don’t let it in.
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