Some say the fundamental unit of government is the family. There is truth in such a conclusion, since, how parents raise their children, will affect how children interact with others at home and in society.
When God made the first family, He made Adam and Eve His God-representatives for their children. Although God created the pair in the warmth of His own holy image, Satan soon led them away from God. This sin effect brought consequences to Adam and Eve’s relationship as well as in their God-raising of their children.
But we witness what our heavenly Father did to govern His fallen family. Our covenant LORD, the God of “free and faithful grace,” took grace action. He sought out Adam and Eve now marred by sin and fright. Before the LORD pronounced upon them the consequence of their sin (Genesis 3:19), He immediately held before them the Promise of His grace. Our Old Testament reading proclaims the LORD’s first promise of sending His Son, our Savior from sin (Genesis 3:15).
Throughout God’s Old Testament HIStory, the LORD kept reiterating this promise of the Savior until fulfilling that promise as recorded in His New Testament. How comforting to hear the tenderness of God’s gospel love when facing the sin consequence of this fallen world: “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). Our three readings for Pentecost 3 form a beautiful chain of thought tracing the promise, the fulfilment and the effect of God’s plan to send a Savior for the fallen, sinful human family.
Keywords: Spiritual Family