Am I My Brothers Keeper?
As brothers and sisters in Christ we are commanded to love one another, and to care for each other and carry one another’s burdens, and abound in the work of the kingdom together. We must know that spiritual devastation awaits all who ignore the commandments of God our Savior, and they are commandments: Jesus, “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12). Paul “there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another” (1 Cor. 12:25).
Paul: Galatians 6:2 “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ”, and 1 Corinthians 15:58, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
Are we spiritually killing ourselves, o’ so slowly by our indifference to our brethren, BECAUSE we “don’t know, where our brother is”, by our absence in the assembly, or by our lack of work in the kingdom. In our text as read this morning, perhaps one of the more thought-provoking questions in the Bible is that one asked of Cain by God.
GOD’S THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTION?
• Cain had killed his brother because God had accepted Abel’s offering, but not his own – (Gen. 4:3-8)
• When the Lord inquired concerning Abel asking “Where is Abel your brother?”
• Cain’s response was: “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” – (Gen 4:9)
This is a question we would do well to ask ourselves today. “Am I truly our brother’s keeper?” Understanding that being our brother’s keeper means that we love and care for one another, that we bear one another’s burdens and that we always share in the work of the kingdom. Do I accept the God given responsibility to watch out for and care all my brothers and sisters?
You’re Killing Me
By this I mean we need to understand that two deaths occurred that day: Able was murdered and physically died, and Cain murdered his own soul, and spiritually began to die. So, it is most important that each of us ask ourselves this question, “AM I MY BROTHERS KEEPER?” When we turn to the New Testament, it is overwhelmingly clear that the answer is “You Better Be!”…