I did not know that

And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your seed and hers;
he will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.~Genesis 3:15

I was thinking this morning that I am really looking forward to Christmas this year. So I started thinking about Old Testament prophecies and how for YEARS the people of Israel waited for a Messiah. They were told in subtle and not so subtle ways that He is coming and this is how. What I didn't realize, is that prophecy started in Genesis 3. The above verse is God telling the serpent what's what after the fall in the Garden of Eden. Note with me that He tells him that there is going to be battle between the woman's seed and him. Quick biology note, women don't have "seed" we have eggs, men have seed and you need the 2 of then to make a baby. But the woman he is referring to is going to give birth with out the need for a human father. Did you know this??? It is the prophecy of the virgin birth right at the beginning of creation. And note He goes on to say, you will wound Him but He will take you out. He did it first at His resurrection and ultimately when He comes back and throws him into that lake of fire (see Revelation something). God had a plan for man kind's redemption at the exact moment they needed it. I don't think I ever thought that He needed to sit and think about it, like I do when I am going to punish my kids. But that is where my comparison has gone awry. We often think about this passage as "the curse" for the fall of man. I see now it is God saying "Here's the consequences but it's not the end. I have a plan for your salvation." I love it. I hope this blesses you today too.

joy