Pactolus Baptist Church
Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
MIRACLES IN 2025
Advent Series-4
God’s Grace
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
During this Christmas season, our focus is on the coming of the Christ Child. Today, we go back to the very first promise of a special child who would come to defeat Satan, the evil one. It took place in the Garden of Eden and was at the fall of man when Adam and Eve made the decision to listen to the lies of the devil and follow the way of the flesh instead of obeying the clear commands of the Lord.
Eve listened to the words of the serpent, who was the embodiment of Satan himself. The lies of the devil are always deceptive, and even though he promises that which is good, he always delivers the opposite. This is why we need to have the Word of God in our hearts to shield us from the false teaching and the lying promises of the evil one.
In our verse today, we see the grace of God promised at the moment of tragedy. Eve had been tempted and disobeyed God’s command to not eat the forbidden fruit. Adam, who came and saw what had happened, also had to make a decision. Would he obey God and lose his wife, or would he follow her and bring sin upon the entire human race? According to 1 Timothy 2:14, Adam decided to follow his wife and, in so doing, condemned us all. But where sin abounds, grace does much more abound. God told Satan that the woman would have a Child, and that Child would bruise his head.
This promised Child was the Lord Jesus Christ. Satan thought that he could defeat God by killing the promised Child. This is why there has been a constant persecution of God’s chosen people from the beginning. When Cain killed Abel, Satan thought he had won. When the human race was corrupted in the time of Noah, Satan thought he had won. This pattern continued through history to the time of Mary and Joseph having to take the trip to Bethlehem when she was nine months pregnant. Satan thought the Child would die on the trip. Since that did not work, Mary had to give birth in a stable because the inn was full. However, God protected His Son, and Jesus was born. God’s grace was truly sufficient! So, trust God even when you cannot see the whole picture, and you will find His grace is sufficient for you.
Bible Reading for the Year
December 4th, 1 Thessalonians 1-4
Prayer Needs
Please pray for Dr. Jordan’s wife, Melva. She has a heart catheterization and possible stents today, December 4th. Dr. Jordan is still having back pain.
Please pray for Beth Buchta. She had a hip replacement, on November 25th. She still has pain.
Please pray for John Head who has the flu.
Please pray for Frances and Edward Lee who are both sick with upper respiratory infections.
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. Please pray for her radiation treatment plan. There will be 28 treatments.
Please continue to pray for Linda Franks. She had a setback, and the doctor had to prescribe new medication that is helping her. She sees the surgeon on December 16th.
Please pray for Lee Roy Elks, Jackie Whitehurst’s brother-in-law, who is back in the hospital.
Praise the Lord for Anderson and Meredith Womble, friends of Donna Dixion. The doctor said the fluid is gone from the baby’s heart. They will check the baby again as soon as the birth takes place. This is a great answer to prayer. Thank you for praying!!!
Please pray for Marvin Silverthorne. He will see his eye doctor on January 20th.
Please continue to pray for Phil Corey. Pray for his continual dialysis treatments.
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Pray for our Missionaries!
Sue Singleton and the mission in Cambodia
Dr. Joe Jordan and the CBM (Cross and Bible Ministries)
Travis and Caroline Fennessy – IBM missionaries to Southeast Asia