One thing to know for sure is that in the end, God wins!
So the Lord God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this,
“Cursed are you above all livestock
and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust
all the days of your life.
And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and hers;
he will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.” GENESIS 3:14-15
In the story of humankind, beginning with creation and written over the last ~4,000 years as documented in the Bible, it only took till the 3rd chapter for disunity to erupt. When mankind, the jewels of God's creation created in His own image, chose to disobey, their relationship with God and with each other changed in that instant! However, the Lord's response was immediate and definitive.
I try to imagine the pain and sorrow He experienced, though I am not able to fully comprehend it. Amid the magnitude of the moment when evil entered God's creation that was good, and brought death to His human creations that were very good, the Lord acted decisively. The battle was on!
We are living in the midst of this battle.
Many times I wish this were not the case! It's true...and I need to remind myself of truth:
God is always FOR US!
The offspring of the woman (Jesus) would destroy the enemy (Satan), for crushing his head meant certain death. However, before the battle is completely won, the enemy will cause wounding, as implied by the striking of his heel.
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For he “has put everything under his feet.” Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
1 CORINTHIANS 15:20-28
One thing to remember for sure is that - in the end, God wins!
The Lord created life...
He will restore life...
this is GOOD NEWS!
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
PROVERBS 3:5-6
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