I LOVE Kenneth E. Hagin's "Faith Food" devotionals. They are the very first devotionals that I ever read after being born again! They are so clear and to the point! Today's has a very important TRUTH that we all should be knowledgeable about!
The Seed
"...For the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man" (Jeremiah 31:22).
Adam was created. The rest of the human race was generated by natural processes. If Jesus had been born by natural generation, He would have been a fallen spirit.
But Romans 5:12 tells us, "Wherefore, as by one man [Adam] sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."
Man is subject to death; to the devil. Thus, man's seed could only produce another fallen man.
Therefore, the Redeemer could not be a subject of death. The Promised Seed had to be One over whom Satan had no legal claims or authority. He had to be brought forth by a special act of divine power. He had to be conceived by the Holy Spirit!
The words God spoke through the prophet Jeremiah could be translated literally as, "A woman shall encompass a man-child." The womb of the virgin was simply the receptacle of the Holy Seed until He was brought forth.
Confession: Thank You, Father, for Your great plan of redemption. I am so glad that You created a new thing in the earth. I am so glad that You sent forth the Holy Seed to redeem us.
THAT is why the virgin birth is so vitally important to the message of the Gospel! JESUS had to be without sin in order to be the perfect representative of both God and man! THAT is also why, when we receive JESUS as Lord and Savior, we are born again, born anew, into the family of Almighty God! The Gospel is SUCH GOOD NEWS! If people REALLY understood it, they would never reject the Savior of the world! AMEN! Here is Chris Tomlin with "Good Good Father":Adam was created. The rest of the human race was generated by natural processes. If Jesus had been born by natural generation, He would have been a fallen spirit.
But Romans 5:12 tells us, "Wherefore, as by one man [Adam] sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."
Man is subject to death; to the devil. Thus, man's seed could only produce another fallen man.
Therefore, the Redeemer could not be a subject of death. The Promised Seed had to be One over whom Satan had no legal claims or authority. He had to be brought forth by a special act of divine power. He had to be conceived by the Holy Spirit!
The words God spoke through the prophet Jeremiah could be translated literally as, "A woman shall encompass a man-child." The womb of the virgin was simply the receptacle of the Holy Seed until He was brought forth.
Confession: Thank You, Father, for Your great plan of redemption. I am so glad that You created a new thing in the earth. I am so glad that You sent forth the Holy Seed to redeem us.
Shalom in Him!
