The weather has been mild enough so that there are lemons on our lemon tree. A lemon used to be a term for a reject, usually a car that had problems was called a lemon. Are people lemons? How about Cain who killed his brother Able?
What was the mark?Job speaks of himself being a mark.
Job 7:20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
Job 7:21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
David speaks of the perfect and upright man as being marked for God's peace. Peace is a fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Psa 37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Ezekiel speaks of those who are upset with evil as being marked by God.
Eze 9:4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
Looking ahead we are warned to not take the mark of the beast.
Rev 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Then there is the mark of God on the forehead of 144,000 Jewish men.
Rev 7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Rev 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
A mark can be a target or a seal of ownership.We are sealed unto God by the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ. Those apart from God may some day be marked with the mark of the beast, which shows that he has corrupted them and there is no repentance from this. Now is the time of salvation; do not put this off. Jesus is calling you to turn to God and receive the free gift of salvation from sins, paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ. The blood of Able cried out to God for justice and the blood of Jesus was his eternal answer. In Christ we are marked for eternal life in the love and presence of God.
What seal did Cain have that kept him from harm by other people? I ask another question? Have we marked someone with unforgiveness or bitterness? If so we only end up hurting ourself, because this will come back at us. Let God be the judge of the living and the dead. Perhaps it was God's grace that gave Cain a chance to repent?
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