"... Adam, the son of God."
Luke 3:38
Luke 3:38
God has two sons and one daughter that are unique among humanity. He has a son and a daughter that were not born, they were created by God Himself! (See Genesis 1 and 2). We are all sons of Adam and daughters of Eve, as the children in the Chronicles of Narnia were referred to; because we all descend from them. We have an inheritance of being made in God's image, after His likeness, with incredible potential and opportunity. Yet, all of this was marred with sin. Our ancestors fell into the temptation of wanting to be wise like God through their own effort. They wanted to know good and evil. Instead of trusting God and obeying His word to them they ate the forbidden fruit. With just one bite the power of the evil one and a whole world of temptation and sin was unleashed upon humanity. Just one bite and their fate was sealed; separation from God, pain, hard work and death. In our innermost being we know we were not made for this, but rather we were made to live forever in the image of God, exercising dominion over the earth and reigning forever in relationship with Him. Read their story and consider the inheritance we have in Adam and Eve that still impacts the world thousands of years later, today. Yet God did not leave humanity without hope. He said to the serpent:
"I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your seed and her Seed;
He shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise His heel."
Gen. 3:15
and between your seed and her Seed;
He shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise His heel."
Gen. 3:15
In this verse lies the promise of a Son to come through a woman. He will one day crush the serpents head (Satan) and in so doing, would undo the effects of the fall... evil, sin and alienation from God. Jesus trampled Satan at the cross. He assumed the curse surrounding Adam and Eve and their generations to follow. He purchased forgiveness and reconciliation to God on the cross for all who believe in Him. Ultimately through Christ, believers will triumph over the evil meant to destroy us!!!
"You were dead because of your sins...
Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all of our sins.
He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.
In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities.
He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross."
Colossians 2:13-15 NLT
The apostle Paul speaks of a mystery, the wisdom of God through the ages. It is what CS Lewis refers to a the deep magic:
"...I speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world
or the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten.
No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God -
His plan that was previously hidden,
even though He made if for our ultimate glory before the world began.
But the rulers of this world have not understood it;
if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord... the Lord of Glory".
I Corinthians 2:6-8 NLT, NKJ
Tomorrow we will look at Jesus the Son of God.
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