December 4, 2024 Morning Devotional
Morning Devotion: Read Genesis
Genesis 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 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.
As we enter into the Christmas season, we are reminded of the reason for it.
Man has sinned and is born into sin, and sins from his youth. All of this has taken place because of one man’s sin, Adam.
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
As a result of Adam’s sin all men are born into sin and die because of sin.
In our text we find a great promise. God promised salvation; yes, at beginning God knew of man’s dilemma and prophesied the answer.
Verse fifteen tells us that there will be enmity between the seed of the sinful and sinless.
It tells us that the promised seed of the woman would suffer and have His heel bruised. That was fulfilled when Christ Jesus was nailed to the cross of Calvary.
We must understand that woman has no seed, she bears within her body the egg. It is the man that bears the seed. So why does the bible say: “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.”
Mary of the New Testament was pregnant with Jesus, not by man’s seed but by God himself, the Holy Spirit.
Luke1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Yes, back then, the birth of Jesus Christ was prophesied that He would be born of a virgin for a woman has no seed, only an egg. (This is basic biology)
That means Jesus was born of a virgin and was born sinless because He was not of the seed of Adam like you and I are. He was born of God.
David knew this fact when he said he was conceived in sin, meaning the son and sin of Adam. Psalm 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
During this time of Christmas would you realize the gift of God is eternal life through the virgin born sinless Son of God, Jesus Christ our Lord?
Your eternal destiny relies upon that one fact.
The choice is still yours,
Pastor Cook
