Bible Poetry Reading Plan: Proverbs 10
Genesis 3:15 (ESV); 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.
God designed man with huge potential and placed Him in a position of relational fulfillment. And
within that place, God set forth a boundary line, not to squelch happiness and discovery, but to
protect from pain and sorrow. And so in direct disobedience, Eve crossed the boundary line and
the ties that bound man to God were severed. Sin entered and everything changed in an instant.
Suddenly they were filled with a terrible foreign feeling – shame. In desperation they covered
themselves. Another unfamiliar sensation – fear – welled up. Overcome, it caused them to hide
from the One they had only wanted to run to before this moment. Man sold himself into slavery
and this simultaneously brought forth the need for and the plan of redemption. The moment that
sin brought separation, God’s plan to buy His people out of their slavery took flight. The man and
woman’s sin brought a curse upon all creation, but subtly woven into the curse we find a glimmer of
hope. God the Prophet curses the tempter and in doing so, gives a glimpse into His grand plan: that
though the devil will continue to nip at the heels of man, a child will one day be born who will crush
Satan’s head and defeat his authority forever.
God’s sovereignty is amazing. Heaven was not scrambling around for a solution on that fateful day
in Eden. God’s love for His creation was great, and He knew instantly what He would do.
PRAYER and MEDITATION
1. Thousands of years before Jesus hung on the cross, God had a plan of redemption firmly
established. What area in your life brings you chaos or anxiety? Meditate on God’s sovereignty
– His authority and control. Ask Him how He wants to be the King over your problem.
2. Examine your heart for any sin that is causing you shame or fear. Confess this to God and
ask Him to forgive you. Ask Him to remove the shame and fear and to bring you back into
closeness with Him.
3. Write out some of your fears and anxieties, even things that you are afraid to share with God.
Bring these things to Him! Tell Him your heart and ask what He wants to say to you.
