Advent2025_Dec6
Promise Kept
Genesis 3:15; Galatians 4:4–5
From the first promise to the fullness of time, God never fails to keep His Word.
The story of redemption began long before Zechariah and Mary ever heard an angel’s voice. It began in a garden. After Adam and Eve rebelled against God, darkness and death entered the world. Yet even as judgment fell, hope was spoken. God promised that one day the offspring of the woman would crush the serpent’s head (Gen. 3:15). That first gospel whisper was the seed of every covenant and prophecy that followed. From Abraham to David, through prophets and kings, the promise remained: a Redeemer would come.
Centuries passed. Empires rose and fell. God’s people waited, sometimes faithfully, sometimes forgetfully. But He never forgot them. Every birth, every deliverance, every act of mercy pointed forward to a greater rescue still to come.
Then, as Paul later wrote, “when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son.” The silence ended. The Promise Himself stepped into history. Born of a woman, born under the Law, He came to redeem those who were under the Law so that we might receive adoption as sons and daughters. The story that began in sorrow now blooms with salvation.
All the promises of God find their “Yes” and “Amen” in Jesus. His birth proves that no word from God will ever fail. And just as He fulfilled His promise to send a Savior, He will fulfill His promise to return again. Advent looks both backward and forward. It looks back to Bethlehem where grace appeared, and forward to the day when that grace will appear again in glory.
So today, pause and let gratitude rise. The waiting is never wasted. The God who kept His word then will keep it still. His promises are not slow; they are sure.
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For Young Ones: What did God promise long ago in the Garden? How did He keep that promise at the first Christmas?
For Older Ones: How does remembering God’s faithfulness in the past strengthen your trust in His promises for the future?
Pray: Lord, thank You for keeping every promise; from the Garden to the manger. Help us wait with hope for the day when Jesus will come again.
Family Practice: Before worship tomorrow, light all the candles lit so far and read Galatians 4:4–5 aloud. Thank God together that His promises are always fulfilled in Jesus.
Genesis 3:15; Galatians 4:4–5
From the first promise to the fullness of time, God never fails to keep His Word.
The story of redemption began long before Zechariah and Mary ever heard an angel’s voice. It began in a garden. After Adam and Eve rebelled against God, darkness and death entered the world. Yet even as judgment fell, hope was spoken. God promised that one day the offspring of the woman would crush the serpent’s head (Gen. 3:15). That first gospel whisper was the seed of every covenant and prophecy that followed. From Abraham to David, through prophets and kings, the promise remained: a Redeemer would come.
Centuries passed. Empires rose and fell. God’s people waited, sometimes faithfully, sometimes forgetfully. But He never forgot them. Every birth, every deliverance, every act of mercy pointed forward to a greater rescue still to come.
Then, as Paul later wrote, “when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son.” The silence ended. The Promise Himself stepped into history. Born of a woman, born under the Law, He came to redeem those who were under the Law so that we might receive adoption as sons and daughters. The story that began in sorrow now blooms with salvation.
All the promises of God find their “Yes” and “Amen” in Jesus. His birth proves that no word from God will ever fail. And just as He fulfilled His promise to send a Savior, He will fulfill His promise to return again. Advent looks both backward and forward. It looks back to Bethlehem where grace appeared, and forward to the day when that grace will appear again in glory.
So today, pause and let gratitude rise. The waiting is never wasted. The God who kept His word then will keep it still. His promises are not slow; they are sure.
___________
For Young Ones: What did God promise long ago in the Garden? How did He keep that promise at the first Christmas?
For Older Ones: How does remembering God’s faithfulness in the past strengthen your trust in His promises for the future?
Pray: Lord, thank You for keeping every promise; from the Garden to the manger. Help us wait with hope for the day when Jesus will come again.
Family Practice: Before worship tomorrow, light all the candles lit so far and read Galatians 4:4–5 aloud. Thank God together that His promises are always fulfilled in Jesus.
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