OCTOBER 5

Gen 4:16, 17; Matt 6:20, 21

                ENOCH, SON OF CAIN

Cain married and had a son named Enoch. Cain built the first city in the world, and named it after his son. The Bible tells us Cain’s descendants were not godly and although not much is said of Enoch, we may guess he was prideful with the first city in the world named after him. However, please do not confuse this Enoch with another Enoch – a good and godly man - see lesson for 8th December.

Only great, wealthy or powerful people have their names remembered by roads (eg - Robinson Road), or schools (eg - Gan Eng Seng Secondary School) or buildings (eg – Tung Centre) named after them. For an entire city to be named after someone, that person must have been so thrilled and proud.

May we learn not to proud, and yearn for the things and treasures of the world. These we cannot bring to heaven!

Put the following statements under the correct column -

can be stolen by thieves       can become rusty or spoilt
safe from thieves                  cannot become spoi
can be lost                           bad people may cheat me of my treasure
cannot be lost                     no person can cheat me of my treasure
at death I cannot see it        after death I can see it

Treasures in Heaven           Treasures on earth
___________________        ___________________
___________________       ___________________
___________________       ___________________
___________________       ___________________
___________________       ___________________

Thought: May I build on heavenly treasures so that I can bring them to heaven!
Prayer: Heavenly Father, teach me to give more of myself and my possessions to you so that I may learn to build treasures in heaven, and not on earth. In the name of my Saviour I pray, amen.