Adam and Eve
didn't need hope
because they didn't lack of anything they needed.
and they had every reason to think
that life
would go on as pleasantly as it started
-with every good thing that God had given them
to enjoy.
but they put it all that risk for the one thing
the serpent said that god withheld:
the knowledge of good and evil.
(Genesis 2:17; 3:5)
so when the serpent came with his offer
Eve was quick to indulge
and Adam was quick to follow.
they got what they wanted;
knowledge.
but they lost what they had;
innocence.
with the loss of innocence came the need for hope-
hope that their guilt and shame
could be remove and goodness restored.
Christmas is the season of hope.
children hope for the latest popular toy of game.
families hope that everyone can make it home in time.
but the hope that Christmas commemorates is much bigger than our desires.
JESUS CHRIST
the Desire of all Nations
(Hag 2:7)
has bought our redemption and forgiven our sins
(Col 1:13-14)
He even made it possible for us to be wise about what is good
and innocent about evil.
(Rom 16:19)
Christ in us gives us the hope of glory.
Praise GOD for the hope of Christmas!!!
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what are the prospects for this earth?
what hope is there for man?
a world restored trough Jesus Christ
in whom we see God's plan.
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HOPE FOR THE CHRISTIAN IS A CERTAINTY-
BECAUSE ITS BASIS IS CHRIST.
