"He will crush your head...." Adam and Eve knew intimacy. They walked with each other in a manner of completeness, humility and joy. They walked with their Father, knowing they were loved fully. And yet, Eve allowed what she knew as truth to be challenged. She heard the serpent's whispers, "Does He really love you? Isn't He holding good things from you? He doesn't want the best for you." They were the most blatant lies ever told. They struck at the character and demonstration of God's love. But it was all Eve needed to say, "You're right." And it worked so well, it's the only strategy Satan has had to use ever since.
God knew from that moment, His children would question His love for them, the deepest love alive. He knew His children would run to those tangible things, denying that His love is the most real thing alive. He knew He would miss them so much, that He would have to save them, rescue them. And so He determined to send His son, and the Son would crush the liar's head. And the Father would take His creation's face in His hands once again with tender whispers of, "I love you."
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