Our question for today comes from Genesis 4:6.
“Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry?'”
Cain had stumbled. His offering didn’t please God the way his brother’s did. And instead of asking, “What can I do better?” he turned his frustration toward Abel. His brother hadn’t caused the failure, but Cain’s heart found a target anyway.
God saw it all. The jealousy simmering. The hurt swelling. The rage crouching, ready to pounce. And before the dam broke, God leaned in with a question.
“Why are you angry?”
Not a lecture. Not a condemnation. Just a gentle, soul-piercing question. Why?
It wasn’t anger management Cain needed; it was heart management. God wasn’t trying to scold him—He was trying to save him.
God’s next words are even more tender and powerful.
“If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it” (verse 7).
Sin crouches. Like a wild animal, it waits. It knows when we are weak, when we are tired, when we feel overlooked, or when we are angry. But God says, “You can master it.”
Not in your strength. Not by ignoring it. But by answering His question honestly and choosing to do right, even when anger claws at your heart.
Oh, Cain. Oh, us.
When anger knocks, don’t open the door. Open your heart instead. Talk to God. Try again. Choose the better way.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.