In the Beginning

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Genesis 3:15





Do you think about Christmas as a 2000-year-old story? Actually, it started in the beginning. In the beginning, God created Adam. From Adam He created Eve. Adam's DNA, Adam's blood is the beginning of the human race. When Eve was deceived she could have died and God could have created another woman from Adam, but Adam chose to disobey as well. His disobedience brought sin into the whole human race.

When God confronted Adam and Eve about their disobedience, Adam blamed Eve. Eve blamed the snake. God does not allow sin to go unpunished. He started with Satan who had taken the form of a snake. God made the snake and Eve enemies. He added that her seed would bruise Satan's head and Satan would bruise the heel of her seed. 

WAIT! She can't produce offspring without Adam unless there is a virgin birth. That was God's plan before the world was created. (I Peter 1: 19-21) To show His plan of salvation to Adam and Eve, God sacrificed an innocent animal. Hebrews 9:22 tells us that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin. Adam and Eve accepted the bloody coats of skin and God accepted them. 

God knew from the beginning we would sin. From the beginning, He provided a way for His Son to be our sacrifice. Will we like Adam and Eve confess our sin? When we accept God's gift of the sacrifice of His Son, He will accept us too.

Blessings for the New Year,

Gail