Troy a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
"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."
*This is the first promise to fallen man. It contains the whole gospel, and the essence of the covenant of grace. It has been great measure been fulfilled.
The seed of the woman, even our Lord Jesus, was bruised in His heel, and a terrible bruising it was. How terrible will be the final bruising of the serpent's head.
This was virtually done when Jesus took away sin, vanquished death, and broke the power of Satan;but it awaits a still fuller accomplishment at our Lord's second advent, and in the day of judgment.
To us the promise stands as a prophecy that we shall be afflicted by the powers of evil in our lower nature, and thus bruised our heel:but we shall triumph in Christ, who sets His foot on the old serpent's head.
Throughout our days in life journey's we may have to learn the first part of the promise by experience, through the temptation of the devil, and the unkindness of the ungodly who are his seed.
They may so bruise us that we may limp with our sore heel; but
let us grasp the second part of the text, and we shall not be dismayed by faith let us rejoice that we shall still reign in Christ Jesus, the woman's seed.
May your faith be abundant, your sorrows neal and your rejoicing lift the roof of heaven
Amen
Troy (yort)
