“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 3:15
Anglican minister Henry Law, 1797-1884:
“These are the first words of grace to a lost world…. When were these words spoken? Just after sin had come in, and innocence was gone, and man had become a guilty creature before God…. Some people dream of earning eternal life by doing God’s will. This way has been tried. It failed. The end of it was ruin. Our first parents … had no inward tendency toward evil, but they rushed into it. But we are born with corrupt hearts and fully bent on sin, and can we keep ourselves holy and spotless?… We have not stood blameless during one hour of one day of our lives. The charge is true, and every honest conscience will confess it….
“What proof is here that our God is merciful and gracious!… The voice which speaks is the voice of mercy. The tidings which are brought are the tidings of deliverance…. Here is a promise that a deliverer would come into this world, who would be born of a woman…. The mighty God, without ceasing to be God, becomes man to redeem us! Wonder of wonders! The like to this never has been.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Miller A. Ferrie
Mississippi native Miller Ferrie and her husband have been married for 43 years. Her husband Paul pastors Grace Reformed Church of the Lord Jesus in New Leipzig, North Dakota, so she is active in the life and care of congregants there. Miller and Paul have one grown son, Daniel. God drew Miller savingly to Christ through the ministry of Campus Crusade at Mississippi State University in 1971. A retired English teacher, she enjoys church activities, editing devotional materials, and playing piano.
“These are the first words of grace to a lost world…. When were these words spoken? Just after sin had come in, and innocence was gone, and man had become a guilty creature before God…. Some people dream of earning eternal life by doing God’s will. This way has been tried. It failed. The end of it was ruin. Our first parents … had no inward tendency toward evil, but they rushed into it. But we are born with corrupt hearts and fully bent on sin, and can we keep ourselves holy and spotless?… We have not stood blameless during one hour of one day of our lives. The charge is true, and every honest conscience will confess it….
“What proof is here that our God is merciful and gracious!… The voice which speaks is the voice of mercy. The tidings which are brought are the tidings of deliverance…. Here is a promise that a deliverer would come into this world, who would be born of a woman…. The mighty God, without ceasing to be God, becomes man to redeem us! Wonder of wonders! The like to this never has been.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Miller A. Ferrie
Mississippi native Miller Ferrie and her husband have been married for 43 years. Her husband Paul pastors Grace Reformed Church of the Lord Jesus in New Leipzig, North Dakota, so she is active in the life and care of congregants there. Miller and Paul have one grown son, Daniel. God drew Miller savingly to Christ through the ministry of Campus Crusade at Mississippi State University in 1971. A retired English teacher, she enjoys church activities, editing devotional materials, and playing piano.
Scripture Focus
Genesis 3:1-21
Insight
“Israel’s strength and consolation,/ hope of all the earth thou art;/ dear desire of ev’ry nation,/ joy of ev’ry longing heart.” (Charles Wesley, 1744)
Bible In A Year
- Ezekiel 41-42
- Proverbs 1
- Titus 1-3