small step: devour the word daily

Come Drink Live 365
Today's readings:
Genesis 4-6
Matthew 2

Thoughts
These readings made me think of influence and responding to the Spirit of God
Cain, Noah, and the Wise Men all received a word from the Lord

Cain did not obviously heed the word. Gen. 4: 7~ If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.
God challenged Cain to do better but instead he harbored sin and ended up killing his brother. But the story doesn't end there. The Bible goes on to say that Cain's family was challenged with anger and violence because of the choices he made.

Noah was a righteous man. God wanted to destroy the earth but didn't because of Noah. Noah was also able to save his wife, his sons, and their wives. Imagine if Noah had been like Cain...the earth would have been destroyed. But Noah through his pursuit of God and leadership gave his family an opportunity to know God.

The Wise Men followed the star to find Jesus and unsuspectingly gave pertinent information to King Herod. It was his desire to kill Jesus. But they were warned in a dream to not return to Herod and give him the exact location of the Christ Child. If the Wise Men had ignored the warning who only knows what could have happened.

The point is heed the word.
The word is presented in written form (the Bible), preached form, prophetic form (dreams, visions, prophecy).
All we can see is what is behind us and what is in our view at this very moment.
God sees all through our generational line.
The choices we make today have consequences positive or negative
I want a positive legacy