Genesis 3:15 You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants and hers will always be enemies. One of hers will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel.” (CEV)

Adam messed up. As the representative for the human race, Adam’s sin made us all sinners. And while that might seem like bad news, it’s the beginning of God’s love story toward humanity. 

From here on out, God worked to bring a solution to the sin problem. That solution was Jesus. One day, the one who created us would come as a man. He would lay His life down to rescue us.

From the beginning, God had a plan back to Him. And that plan was prophesied in today’s verse. One day God himself would come and strike the devil. He would be the one who would rescue us from sin.

So no matter how bad you’ve messed up, God provided a solution for your sin in Jesus. Jesus paid the price for all your sin, and once you accept Him as the Lord of your life, you can walk in freedom, knowing the price for sin has been paid.

Every story has an author or a creator but in our story, the creator of our story stepped in and became the hero.

He saved us. That’s what it’s all about. Our creator stepped into time and became our savior. Because only a creator can create the solution to a broken world.

That’s the beauty of the Christmas story woven throughout time.

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. – John 1:1 (NLT)

In the beginning, God created the world. Our Savior, Jesus was right there. He created, and He was going to create a solution to our sin problem. Though we didn’t deserve it, our savior was coming. The Christmas story begins with creation. It ends with the creator coming to be our savior.

What a great story, but it’s more than a story, it’s reality. Our creator came to save us. What a wonderful God we serve. Our God created a solution for us!

Let’s take some time today to thank God for not only creating us but for creating a solution to our sin problem.

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. – 1 Chronicles 16:34 (NLT)

It’s easy to forget the things that God has done in our lives. We just get so busy. And in our busyness, we forget the time that God provided a way for us.

What if we took a few minutes today and thanked God for His faithfulness in our lives? Can you think of two or three things that God has done for you, and then take a moment to thank Him for those things?

It’s powerful for our outlook on life if we’re able to thank God. It helps us be more thankful and more in love with God when we take the time to remind ourselves of what God has done and to thank Him for His goodness. Today, take that time. Make some space in your life to thank Him.

Today’s Truth: Take time to thank God.

Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT)

Have you ever had one of those days when everything that can go wrong does? I remember one morning, I woke up and my pet fish was dead, my parents were going to Hawaii later that day on vacation and they weren’t taking me. And to top it all off, things weren’t going well at school and each day I went stressed me out. That day, I felt like everything was going wrong and there wasn’t anything I could do about it.

I’m sure you’ve probably had a day like that where tons of things were going wrong for you and it just felt like your world was spinning out of control. In moments like those, it is a challenge to get out of bed, let along be thankful like today’s Bible verse encourages us to do.

God wouldn’t tell us to do something that we couldn’t do. So it must be possible to be thankful in all circumstances. How do we do it? I think it’s just by finding one small thing you can thank God for. Maybe it’s the fact that you didn’t have to go hungry at breakfast. Or perhaps simply the fact that you woke up in the morning. There’s power in finding a small thing to thank God for. As you focus on that small thing, others will come to your mind. The more you focus on the things in life that you can be thankful for, the more thankful you’ll become.

Today’s Truth: As you focus on being thankful, the easier it is to be happy 

So choose today to find small ways to be thankful. As you focus on being thankful, the easier it becomes to be happy. So develop a lifestyle of thankfulness today.

Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT)

Being thankful can be hard sometimes. Maybe you’ve had a difficult year so far. The disappointments and unmet expectations of the year have piled up, and you feel anything but thankful.

That’s where today’s verse comes in. It’s telling us to be thankful. Not only when it’s easy and things are good, but in all circumstances. That’s when it gets difficult.

How do you stay thankful when it feels like there is absolutely nothing to thank God for?

One way to do it is to begin really basic. The sun came up today. Can you thank God for that? Could you thank Him that you had some water to drink today? Even if it’s something super basic like having water to drink, it still is something to be thankful for.

Yes, there are things in your life that probably aren’t the way you’d like them to be. However, in the midst of that, we still can find something, even if it’s basic to give thanks to God.

Today’s Challenge: Find something small to thank God for.

Have you noticed how it’s so easy to become ungrateful? We can slip into it without even trying. It’s so easy to look at the things others have and wish you had them. Then you begin to be ungrateful for the things you do have.

However, God’s word challenges us to be thankful in all circumstances.

Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT)

So begin small. See if you have a favorite food that you could be thankful for. Then look to see if you have a piece of clothing that you can be thankful for. How about a favorite scripture that you could thank God for? If you begin to look, you’ll see that while you might not have as much or the same as someone else, you do have things to be thankful for.

So take some time today to find things you can be thankful for. If you’ll look, you’ll realize that even if you’re in the middle of some bad circumstances, there is still something to thank God for.

Today’s Truth: You have something to thank God for.

What are you facing today? Is your family facing lack, and you’re not sure that your bills will be paid this month? Does fear torment you? What problem are you facing?

Think about that problem, then determine to go to God’s Word for the answer.

The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s power limited? You will see whether or not what I have promised will happen to you.” – Numbers 11:23 HSCB

God’s power is not limited. If He promises something to you in His word it has to happen. Your job is simply to believe that His power is able to meet your need and to believe it.

It’s not always easy to stand firm believing, especially when you’re faced with something that seems really big. But God is faithful. If He’s promised you an answer in His word, then it has to happen.

So be encouraged today, God’s Word will come to pass in your life. Keep believing and you’ll see the power of God work in your life.

Today’s Truth: If God promises us something in His Word, it has to happen.