by jot and tittle

He took from his flock and sacrificed to God out of obedience. His brother did not. He sacrificed what he wanted and God was not pleased. When God came to his brother he did not listen, instead he grew angry, angry enough to kill. They were in the field and Cain struck down his brother and killed him. You know the story. Genesis 4. After this the story goes on to talk about how God put a mark on Cain so people would not kill him and we go on in the book without much pause but what about Abel? Does anyone feel sorry for Abel? He died young. He had no family. He hadn't done anything significantly great. Yet he died. Because he obeyed. He's a hero of faith (Heb 11:4) though he did nothing great. He obeyed. You may do nothing great by earthly standards. You may not defeat giants or save cities. But if you obey. God will credit it to you as righteousness. Abel was the first to got his eternal reward. All because he obeyed. Be encouraged by our brother, Abel. And obey

It was an evening just like any other, completely unpredictable. Two of my friends, Agatha and Tia, and I were simply minding our own business when we heard a strange sound blowing in the trees. Our great black lion, Sophie, jump up with a snarl. We all stood, grasping our weapons of choice, and rushing out the door. It was just before dusk with the sun setting behind us when set out into the woodland on our adventure. We began on the path through the wood. A conversation began, as is prone to happen in a company comprised completely of females, but it came to an abrupt end when Sophie began to growl and her hair started to rise on the back of her neck. We stopped and took in our surroundings. A gasp escaped from Tia’s mouth when she saw what lay ahead. A great, green dragon blocked our way. Fire periodically puffed out of his nostrils with a low rumbling sound. “I think it’s sleeping,” Agatha whispered. Now the great thing about great, green dragons is that they have very ba