One of the excitements of this time of year, especially in children, is the anticipation of Christmas day and the joy and blessings of gifts under the tree. We as lovers of Jesus know that Jesus is the greatest gift we have ever received but sometimes we forget there was a promise and anticipation for Him for not just 30 days but thousands of years. Jesus was promised way back in Genesis 3 and for many years people were anticipating His coming as their greatest gift, not under the tree but on it. Here are some of the verse talking about the promise of His coming.
Genesis 3:15 "I will put enmity between you and the women, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel".
Genesis 12:1-3 "Now the Lord said to Abram, 'go from your country and kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed".
Here is a list of a bunch more passage from the Bible that show the promise of Jesus first coming to be the true redeemer.
Ruth 4:13-17
2 Samuel 7:8-16
Psalms 2
Isaiah 7:14
Isaiah 9:2-7
Isaiah 11:1-9
Micah 5:2
So Jesus was promised and the people looked forward in anticipation of the greatest gift of all. But we are just like those people thousands of years ago. We too in the world today are looking forward to the promise of the greatest gift coming back for His church. We, just like our children, have something to anticipate and look forward to anxiously. The 2nd Coming of the greatest gift, Jesus.
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