Most people think Christmas began with a star in the sky, shepherds in a field, or wise men on a journey. But the real story starts much earlier…in a garden filled with failure, fear, and fresh tears.
Before there were carols, there was chaos.
Before there were gifts, there was guilt.
Before there was a manger, there was a mess.

Humanity had just fallen. Shame entered. Fear entered. Death entered. And right in the middle of the wreckage…before Adam and Eve could even apologize…God stepped forward and made a promise.
A promise of a Seed.
A promise of a Savior.
A promise of a serpent crusher.

Christmas didn’t begin with sentiment; it began with spiritual warfare. The manger is not just a cradle…it’s a combat zone. The baby wrapped in swaddling clothes is Heaven’s Warrior entering enemy occupied territory to reclaim what sin tried to steal.

Genesis 3:15 is the first Christmas prophecy…(Continued)