every time i read the passage about cain and able, i think about myself and what i would do in that situation. what if one day pastor wu or elder bob lo came up to me and said, "thanks, but no thanks. we don't want your service anymore. even though we don't have anyone else lined up at this point, we have faith that God will provide." a few things would go through my head.
1.) my offering is really really good and you should be impressed, not turn it away.
2.) i'd like to see the next guy do any better.
3.) you guys freaking NEED me.
these may be a bit extreme, but i think our sinful natures revert to these states under stressful or foreign situations.
i guess at the heart of it, i think cain and i share a common thread. that is, we think very highly of our own offerings. but through this passage, we can see that God doesn't need any of us. God is God and He can use anybody. this is probably the part that i find most difficult: to approach serving as if i am dispensable because we all are. and also, probably more importantly, to not let pride or selfishness crowd into my offering of any kind. (time, energy, money, etc)
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