Day 7, The Coming Solution

Day 7 The Coming Solution

15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,

    and between your offspring and her offspring;

he shall bruise your head,

    and you shall bruise his heel.”

Hip-Pocket-Training. As a junior officer in the Army, I never failed to go out without some sort of plan for unscheduled training opportunities. Long ago, the Army learned that idle soldiers find something to do, and it is not usually a good thing. Leaders should always have something productive in mind for soldiers to do if an unexpected pause in the day came up. The wrath of superior officers was sure to descend upon any Lieutenant found with a platoon loitering about with nothing to do while waiting for transportation. More than one officer found their planned careers curtailed because of shenanigans generated by idle troops.  Similarly, Adam and Eve did not surprise God with their prideful actions.

God always planned on the incarnation.  He planned to dispatch His son on this critical mission to redeem, restore, and renovate. He had Christmas in mind when He said, “Let there be light.” Christmas is not a plan B, not hip-pocket. He always intended to put on flesh and walk among His creatures, reclaiming the intimacy lost so long ago. Christmas reminds us of God’s longing for a close, familiar relationship with His children. Each Christmas, as we celebrate the incarnation, we also celebrate His desire for connection and His willingness to undergo a radical alteration to make the journey.