that our greatest problem in life is us, and because it is, we have no power to escape it on our own. 3. A Savior will come, crush the power of evil, and provide redemp- tion for his people. The first three chapters of the Bible end with glorious hope. We are encouraged to understand that sin is not ultimate—God is. And he had already set a plan in motion to do for us, through the Son to come, what we could not do for our- selves. A second Adam would come, defeat temptation, crush the evil one, and restore us to God. As soon as sin rears its ugly face, redemption is promised. What grace! It really is true that three themes course through God’s amazing word: creation , fall , and redemption. They form the lens through which we can look at and understand everything in our lives. What a sweet grace it is that immediately in his word God makes himself known, alerts us to the tragedy of sin, and welcomes us into the hope of the saving grace to be found in the seed of the woman, his Son, the Lord Jesus. We are left with the riches of a single truth that is the core of everything the Bible has to say: Because God is a God of grace, mercy really will triumph over judgment.
Reflection
How might reflecting on the three themes of creation, fall, and redemption help to prepare you for the celebration of Christ’s first advent and to fill you with anticipation of his second coming?
Prayer
Creator God, I praise you for the glory and beauty of this world that you have made. And I praise you for the glory and beauty of your Son, who has come to rescue us from our sin, which has so marred this world. Thank you that he has accomplished all that the first Adam could not. In Jesus’s name, amen.
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