“For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” - Luke 2:11
In Genesis 3:15 God made a promise. He promised that a Savior was coming, and this Savior was Jesus Christ. He also said to the serpent, “He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” You don’t have to be a doctor to know that the bruising of your brain is a whole lot more than the bruising of your heel. One can cripple you, but the other can kill you.
It was at the cross that this serpent bruised the heel of Jesus; but it was through the empty tomb and resurrection that Jesus bruised the head of the serpent and took the sting out of death and the power out of sin. Adam and Eve’s failure in the Garden of Eden was fatal; but because of Christmas it was not final. From the time this prophecy in Genesis 3:15 was given the seed of this woman is traced from Adam to Abraham, to the tribe of Judah, to a king called David, to a baby named Jesus.
You may never have heard Genesis 3:15 referred to as the “First Christmas Story,” but that is what it is, because it is the first verse in the Bible that tells of a Savior who would bring salvation from our sin. Fast forward to one of the most famous Christmas verses, Luke 2:11, “For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” The word “savior” is the first word used to describe this baby. Why not king? Why not Lord? Why not ruler? Because the first key to understand whom Jesus is and why Christmas is necessary is because He is our Savior. He is the Savior who brings salvation.
Everyone on this planet is a sinner who needs a Savior. You will never truly understand the story of Christmas until you say and mean these four words: I need a Savior. We all need a Savior and because of Christmas, we have one.
Father, Thank You for sending Jesus to meet our deepest need…our need for salvation.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Topics: Salvation
