Main Thought
Promises are important. Do you know who made the first promise? The first promise ever made came from God Himself! God made a promise as a direct response to mankind’s sin. He promised that He’d send His Son, Jesus, to repair the damage created by our sin. This would reconcile us to God, and give us the opportunity to be restored to a relationship with Him. We celebrate the coming of Christ, and the fulfillment of the first promise ever made, on Christmas.
Main Passages
“The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. 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.””
- Genesis 3:14-15 ESV
““For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”
John 3:16-17 ESV
“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,”
Deuteronomy 7:9 ESV
Discussion Questions
Share one thing that stood out to you from the Main Thought, Main Passages, or the devotional reading from this week.
What do you think can be found in and through a relationship with God?
God keeps His promises, and that’s is forever proven by the advent - or the arrival of- of Jesus Christ. How can knowing this truth affect the way you live your life in this season?