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Genesis 4:16
So Cain left the Lord’s presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

After murdering Abel, Cain is banished by God, but not destroyed. He enters the land of Nod, East of Eden.

Where is East of Eden today? Anywhere where God is not present? Where would that be? Nowhere.

Anywhere where God appears absent? Where would that be? Could be anywhere. It depends on us.

God comes as Jesus and restores His Kingdom as we live in its midst and in His midst. We are invited to live in the new creation where God is always present.

When does God seem distant today?