Genesis 3:15. I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.
The saving faith we hold does not rest on human reasoning or personal effort, but solely on the unchanging covenant of God. From the beginning, God knew that mankind could never free themselves from the power of Satan, the weight of sin, and the curse of hell. So God made a covenantal promise: He would send “the offspring of the woman” (Genesis 3:15) to crush the head of the ancient serpent—the devil, also called Satan (Revelation 12:9).
Why the offspring of the woman? Because He had to be truly human—clothed in flesh like us (John 1:14)—yet utterly without sin (Hebrews 4:15). He could not come from the line of Adam, tainted by original sin, but would be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14). He had to take our place in death, as God had declared from the beginning, “You will surely die” (Genesis 2:17). And to prove His divinity and victory, He had to rise again from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:3–5).
The promised offspring of the woman is Jesus. Only Jesus, who is fully God (John 10:30) and fully man, could fulfill this covenant. God kept His promise by sending His one and only Son, who died on the cross to rescue us from perishing and to give us eternal life. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus broke the power of the devil, who held the power of death (Hebrews 2:14).
When Jesus cried out, “It is finished” (John 19:30), He completed the work of the Christ—our True King, Priest, and Prophet. At that moment, Satan—the father of lies—was utterly defeated. The one who masqueraded as an angel of light was unmasked. The so-called “god of this age,” who blinded the minds of people, was exposed and shamed forever.
So your wandering is over. Your sins are forgiven. Your guilt and shame have been erased. Your defeat has been reversed. Jesus’ victory is your victory. His righteousness now covers you and will never be taken away.
Jesus, your True King, holds you securely, and the evil one can no longer touch you (1 John 5:18). Your enemy, the devil, has lost his grip on your life. And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet (Romans 16:20). Believe it. Claim it. Experience it. Proclaim it.
Prayer. Lord Jesus, You are my True King, the promised offspring of the woman who crushed the head of the ancient serpent—my enemy, the devil. Because You live in me, I declare my victory in Your victory. Because You are holding me, the evil one cannot touch me. Let me live each day as Your witness, proclaiming to the world that You are the Christ, my King, my Savior, my Lord. In Your mighty name, Amen.