From the beginning of time, man has struggled with giving God his best. Too often, we settle for giving God our some and keeping the best for ourselves. We see this struggle all the way back in the account of Cain, Adam and Eve’s first child, and Abel, his younger brother.“When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground. When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. Abel also brought a gift – the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected,” in Genesis 4:2-5.There are a couple of things that we must point out before we move forward. First, Abel gave his best to God
