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VAGABONDS

Text : Gen 4:16 KJV 

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

The very first man on earth to be called a vagabond was Cain. (Gen. 4:14). Yet to a natural man, Cain doesn't look like a vagabond.

According to the dictionary, a vagabond is One who wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood.

This definition doesn't fit the description of Cain as we have it recorded in Gen. 4:17. 

 *And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.* Gen 4:17. Here, Cain had a wife, he had children, and he builded a city, not Just a house or an estate, but a city. This is a full definition of what people of this world refer to as Success. 

As a matter of fact, the Bible gave us a detailed account of the "successes' of some of the children of Cain. (Gen 4:17-22). Yet, this is a man under a serious curse. A man who had been labelled VAGABOND.

Obviously, the Bible and the dictionary or by extension, the worldly system has a divergent views of who a vagabond is. 

 *So, who is a vagabond according to the Bible?*

1. *He is a cursed man.* Gen. 4:11. Any one living under a curse is a vagabond. 

Ever since the fall of man, man has been living under a curse. When Adam fell, the ground (earth) was cursed because of him.Gen.3:17. So regardless of the seemingly great achievements of man, it's still an achievement under a curse.  

But praise be to God, who sent us His son Jesus Christ. 

Anyone in Christ is no longer living under the curse.  

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:Gal 3:13.

Physical achievements and worldy success is no indication that the life is free from curse.

2. *He is unrepentant :* Cain was the first man who opened the portal to many evils. He was the first murderer. He was the first man to receive curse directly from God. Gen. 4:11. (Adam only brought curse to the ground Gen. 3:17). Yet, he was unrepentant. 

Today, many vagabonds are roaming the streets, going to church, getting married and having children. Yet because they seem to be recording some sort of feats, (either big or small) they turn deaf ears to God's message of repentance to them. 

If the Lord is calling on you to amend your ways in one aspect or the other, do not harden your heart. Do not go the way of Cain. 

 *He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.* Pro 29:1. May this not be your portion in Jesus name. 

DO NOT EVER MAKE A MISTAKE OF USING YOUR SUCCESS TO JUDGE GOD'S APPROVAL OVER YOUR LIFE.

 *THOUGH GOD PROSPERS HIS OWN, BUT NOT ALL PROSPEROUS PEOPLE HAVE GOD'S APPROVAL.* 

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Ask God to open your eyes to any area of your life where you are operating under a curse and receive Grace to remove yourself from it and come under Jesus. 

2. Ask God for a broken and contrite spirit that you may always yield to His injunctions.

Bible reading: Gen. 4:1-26.

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