Christmas 2025: CHRIST THE SEED OF WOMAN

Long before shepherds heard angels sing, long before wise men traced a star across the night, long before Bethlehem breathed its holy welcome, there was a promise whispered in Eden’s shadows. Humanity had fallen, the world had fractured, the serpent had struck—and into that devastation God spoke the first gospel: “The seed of the woman shall bruise the serpent’s head” (Genesis 3:15).

Christmas did not begin with a manger; it began with a promise. It began with God declaring that evil would not write the last chapter, that sin would not reign forever, that darkness would not have the final word. The seed would come—fragile, humble, unexpected—and through that seed the world would be healed.

And how wondrous that God said the seed of the woman. Not the strength of man, not the genius of humanity, not the might of kingdoms, but the quiet, miraculous work of God in a woman’s womb. In that single phrase, the Lord revealed that salvation would come in weakness, not power; in humility, not pride; in flesh, not force.

The seed of the woman would arrive with vulnerability in His veins, yet victory in His mission. He would look ordinary, yet carry eternity. He would lie in a manger, yet bear a crown no earthly throne could contain.

Christmas is the unfolding of that ancient promise—not hurried, not forced, but fulfilled with the gentle precision of grace. When Mary heard Gabriel’s words, the seed long promised took form; when Joseph trusted the angel’s message, the seed’s arrival drew near; when the Child was born, the serpent felt the first tremor of his defeat.

The One wrapped in swaddling cloths was heaven’s answer to Eden’s curse; the tiny hands that rested on Mary’s chest were the same hands destined to crush the serpent’s head through a cross and an empty tomb.

So when you look upon the Christmas story, see more than a Baby—see the Keeper of promises, the Warrior in weakness, the Seed who grows into the Savior. See the faithfulness of a God who refuses to forget His word, refuses to abandon His people, refuses to let creation die without redemption.

Christmas is the proof that God finishes what He starts; that He brings life out of barrenness; that He brings hope out of despair; that He brings victory out of vulnerability.

The Seed of the Woman has come. The serpent’s head has been crushed. And the promise spoken in Eden now sings in every redeemed heart: “Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given” (Isaiah 9:6).

The ancient promise has become a living Person, and in Him—through Him—because of Him—Christmas becomes the language of hope forever.

BDD