“Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden” (Gen 4:16).
All of God’s love and protection could not keep Cain in God’s presence, as he had no repentance for sin. Therefore we see him going out from the presence of God.
“Dwelt in the land of Nod”- ‘Nod’ means trembling and shaking. True, once a person commits sin and loses the presence of God, his sin makes him restless even on a bed of roses. “The wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest… There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked” (Isa 57:20,21).
Though the Lord had said he would be a vagabond and a fugitive, he obviously wanted to resist the punishment, for he built a city there and dwell there (vs 17). Every work that is not of God cannot stand; apparently, the city was completely destroyed by the flood.
You get nothing by going away from God. You only lose all your blessings and bring destruction upon yourself. So dear reader, if you have stayed from His presence, come back. If you will yield to His love and return with genuine repentance, you can once again enjoy the peace and joy and rest that you can get nowhere but in His presence.
“Come unto Me… and I will give you rest.”
“Dwelt in the land of Nod”- ‘Nod’ means trembling and shaking. True, once a person commits sin and loses the presence of God, his sin makes him restless even on a bed of roses. “The wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest… There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked” (Isa 57:20,21).
Though the Lord had said he would be a vagabond and a fugitive, he obviously wanted to resist the punishment, for he built a city there and dwell there (vs 17). Every work that is not of God cannot stand; apparently, the city was completely destroyed by the flood.
You get nothing by going away from God. You only lose all your blessings and bring destruction upon yourself. So dear reader, if you have stayed from His presence, come back. If you will yield to His love and return with genuine repentance, you can once again enjoy the peace and joy and rest that you can get nowhere but in His presence.
“Come unto Me… and I will give you rest.”
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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