Reading: Genesis 4:6-7; Proverbs 12:1; Proverbs 15:31-32

Devotional: "Why are you angry?" God's question to Cain was an invitation, not an interrogation. Yet Cain heard criticism where God offered correction. Pride makes us defensive when we should be receptive. God's correction is evidence of His love, not His rejection. He cares enough to redirect us before we self-destruct. When authority figures, spiritual leaders, or even the Holy Spirit corrects you, how do you respond? Do you justify, deflect, or receive? Those who reject correction reveal hearts more committed to being right than being righteous. God's warning to Cain—"sin is crouching at the door"—was mercy in advance.

Today, thank God for loving you enough to correct you, and humble yourself to receive His redirection with grace.

Reflection: Where have I resisted correction that was meant to protect me?