I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” (Genesis 3:15 ESV)
Salvation
Most Christians understand that our salvation is a result of God’s Grace towards His People. We do not earn salvation, deserve salvation, or buy salvation.
But it might be more Gracious than we usually think.
Notice this great Gospel Promise is not given to Adam and Eve. It is given to the enemy. Satan, here personified as the tempting serpent, is given a promise. Satan will lose in his bid to conquer God and God’s creation.
If this salvific promise were given to humans, we might choose to find some conditions in it. In fact, it is common for us to falsely find or invent conditions regarding salvation in many of the unconditional promises in God’s Word.
But God’s promise of salvation is presented here as a negative promise to the evil one. Our activities, thoughts, intentions, desires, choices, character, family, professions, integrity, or niceness are not mentioned.
Because here, clearly, we receive the promise of salvation as bystanders.
God’s Son, Eve’s offspring, will fight for our souls and win.
Sure, of course, absolutely, God commands our response, our love, our acceptance of Christ’s work crushing Satan’s head.
But God does it. God promises it. God foretold it. God carried it out.
It is His bailiwick. So with hope, faith, and joy, embrace it.
What a blessing salvation is.