I’m declaring war between you and the Woman, between your offspring and hers. He’ll wound your head, you’ll wound his heel. (Genesis 3:14,15 The Message)
Winning
God says these words to the serpent. And it was bad news for the snake.
Even if the snake has a mild success, biting the woman’s offspring’s heel, the snake will lose the big fight.
The fight for mankind, for creation, for the universe.
Bad news for the snake, but good news for God’s people. Because when the snake loses, Christ wins. And when Christ wins, so do we.
At stake are the eternal souls of God’s beloved children. But at stake also is creation itself. At stake also is the past, present, and future. At stake also is every fight, every battle, every contest between God’s people and God’s enemies.
And Jesus won. Because only Jesus can win. Because only Jesus won.
When we think we are losing because we are not seeing the universal or personal results we yearn to see… remember that Jesus won.
When we think we are losing because we are aware of our failures, our mistakes, and our sins… remember that Jesus won.
When we think we are losing because the newspapers spit venom, fearful hearts seem poisoned, and the heel seems bitten… remember that Jesus won.
As only He could: with His life, His death, and His life, again.