Think of it, to be a favorite among all; is it not the desire of us all?   Whether we are in school or in a family or at work, or even among our ‘friends’ do we not want to be the favorite in the group?

It is the desire of all to be chosen apart, and recognized for qualities that are above the rest.     When people are considerate, they have indeed applied discipline to their nature, by choosing to be thoughtful and considerate.   Anyone can choose to interrupt others, speak loudly and boisterously, and selfishly demand.

 In Proverbs: Chapter 16-verse 5 

“Every proud man is an abomination to the Lord; I assure you that he will not go unpunished.” 

Chapter 15 verse 4

4)”A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse one crushes  the spirit.”

Proverbs: Chapter 3verses 11-12

11)”The discipline of the Lord, my son, disdain not; spurn not his reproof; 12) For whom the Lord loves he reproves, and he chasitses the son he favors.”

In Genesis  Chapter 4 Verses 1-15 Cain and Abel

1)The man had relations with his wife Eve, and she concieved and bore Cain, saying, “I have produced a man with the help of the Lord.”

2)Next she bore his brother Abel.   Abel became a keeper of flocks, and Cain a tiller of the soil.

3)” In the course of time Cain brought an offoring to the Lord from the fruit of the soil.  4)While Abel, for his part, brought one of the best firslings of his flock.   The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offoring,  5) but Cain and his offoring he did not.  Cain greatly resented this and was crestfallen.   6) so the Lord said to Cain: “Why are you so resentful and crestfallen? 7) If you do well, you can hold up your head; but if not, sin is a demon lurking at the door; his urge is toward you, yet you can be his master.”   8)Cain said to his brother Abel, ” Let us go out in the field.”  When they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.  9) Then the Lord asked Cain, ” Where is your brother Abel?”  He answered, “I do not know.   Am I my brothers keeper?” 10)  The Lord then said: ” What have you done!  Listen: Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the soil!”11) Therefore you shall be banned from the soil that opened its mouth to recieve your brothers blood from your hand. 12) if you till the soil, it shall no longer give you its produce.   You shall become a restless wanderer on the earth.” 13) Cain said to the Lord: “My punishement is to great to bear. 14 )Since you have now banished me from the soil, and I must avoid your presence and become a restless wanderer on the earth, anyone may kill me at sight.” 15) “Not So!”  The Lord said to him. “If anyone kills Cain, Cain shall be avenged sevenfold.”   So the Lord put a mark on Cain, lest anyone should kill him on sight.

Whether thousands of years ago, or today, the craving of being a favorite, or the first is still a desire, and evil as prevalent today as then.   We can see in the first book of the Bible, Genesis, that evil had its start.   God forwarned Cain and Cain did not heed the wisdom of God.  Today, we still find refusal of the wisdom of God.  The Bible, through out history intructs us to a Godly life. Whether one is more favored by God is not the question, but rather the desire to strive for the ‘love of
God’, fully and without reservation.    Then surely God will look with favor upon us.

Yet it is through holding fast to the scriptures and applying them daily to our lives that we will find favor with God.  Having found favor with God,  He will then bless us. 

For it is written: First Corinthians Chapter 2 verse 9

“Eye has not seen ear has not heard nor has it so much as dawned on man what God has prepared for those who love him.”