Am I My Brother's Keeper?

AM I MY BROTHER’S KEEPER?

SCRIPTURAL TEXT: Gen. 4:9

ME:

Once again, Good morning church. This morning the Spirit of God is bringing our way another focal point in our Christian faith; who we are to our fellow brethren. Sometimes I find myself wondering how to respond to situation in my relationship with other people (friends and acquaintances). In the early time of my Christian transformation, I did struggled with putting others in my daily agenda, a situation where I do not know what to do, whether to express more love for them or not. I tend to place self above others. However, in whatever direction I pursue, I have no excuse for doing wrong.

WE:

I imagine you have found yourself in situations where you weren’t sure what to do either; a confusion state. God posed a question to Cain in our text, after he had done something terribly wrong to his brother, Abel: “Where is Abel thy brother?” Cain’s response revealed his depravity, selfishness and hypocrisy because he claimed ignorance the where about of Abel as he asked “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Although at that time there was no direction, no written commandment, yet Cain had no excuse and the moral right because God’s commandment was written in his own heart. He therefore contradicted God’s commandment when he killed Abel. And was punished severely because of his wicked act. Just like Abel (equally as I am), you have no excuse not to thread on the right path in your relationship and what you do with others.

We have the responsibility to be our brother’s keeper. We are to do everything that lies in our power and in the sphere of our influence to keep and protect the life of our brother or sister, physically and spiritually. Although Cain claimed ignorance, we cannot do the same t...

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... that ye be not judges’ (Mat. 7:1); all what the Lord is saying is that we should not judge unfairly. Without mercy and consideration. We are not to, in judging other be severe, condemn or hurt others but to judge righteously. We have a great responsibility both to keep our souls and the souls of our fellow men. The soul of every man is eternal.

As God has saved us at a great price and is keeping us and is being vigilant and watching over us, so must we be ready to deny ourselves and make necessary sacrifices to help other people - to correct, challenge, and teach and to warn them so that we will prevent them from backsliding. If others correct us, we should humbly take such correction as a gift from God and not to despise the vessel used. We are to be our brother’s and speak out in time when we see our brother going astray. I pray may we never fail God.