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
For his role in deceiving us, the serpent is cursed. The serpent suffers a demotion in role and position in creation. Hostility reigns between the serpent and us, in an endless cycle of retaliation.
Father, thank You for Jesus who broke the cycle of retaliation by crushing the serpent’s head once and for all, after absorbing all his venom. Help us keep in step with Jesus’ victory over the serpent, withstanding the serpent’s attacks.