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We cannot leave the fall of mankind without understanding the amazing grace of God. In the aftermath of the decision by Adam and Eve to rebel against God’s command, judgment came and everything changed.“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)It seems that serpents were forever destined to crawl on the ground as they became a symbol of Satan who had appeared to Eve in the form of a snake. But more important is what God says about the relationship between Satan and the woman and her offspring. First he says that there will be enmity between Satan and Eve which is understandable, given his part in this terrible event. Eve would never forget the awful event that Satan had enticed her to participate in.But then God says something more interesting. He will put enmity between Satan’s offspring and hers. There will be enmity between Satan’s minions and the offspring of Eve. But then even more amazing is the last phrase in Genesis 3:15, “he will crush your head and you will strike his heel.” So catch this. There will be enmity between Satan and Eve. There will be enmity between Satan’s offspring and Eve’s offspring. But, hear this. There will be a single male offspring of Eve who will eventually come and crush Satan’s head once and for all even as Satan strikes his heel. This is the first reference in Scripture to the One who would one day come and defeat Satan. Even on this terrible day that changed all of history, there would be another day that would also change history, the day that a Savior would come and defeat the evil one.Think about this. From that day forward, Satan knew that he would be defeated by an unknown male offspring of Eve. He lived in eternal fear of who that would be and when that day would come. It is clear he recognized Jesus for who He was when He ministered on earth, which is why Satan tried to entice Him to follow Him in the desert temptations immediately after Jesus’ baptism by John. And, on Good Friday he was ecstatic that God’s Son was crucified! He had won. He had defeated the one who came to defeat him. Little did he count on Resurrection Sunday and on that day he knew he had met his waterloo. He had lost. God had won and all he could do from that day forward was to fight a losing rearguard battle.How do you explain the amazing grace of our creator? He had created us in His image. We rejected that Image so He sends His Son to die so that the created could once again know the creator. So that he could reimage images gone bad. So that he could bring healing to broken people. So He could make us once again after His image. That is the God we worship. That is His love today. That is His love for you.Father, Your actions leave me amazed. Help me to understand today your crazy, amazing love for me. Thank you for your work in my life. Reimage me after your heart today. Amen.
