By Jim Sukup

Growing up,  I watched my dad work on various projects and tried to figure out what he was doing. When he was done it became clear what he was doing, and he would say,  “There’s a method to my madness.”  He meant that others couldn’t always tell what he was doing, but in his mind he knew exactly what he was working to accomplish. 

As I recently began reading through Genesis, I became curious about why God did things the way He did. For example, why did God create certain things on specifics days? On day one He created light, on day two He created sky and oceans, and on day three He created dry land. It was only THEN, on day four, that He created the sun, moon and stars to fill the realm of light He created on day one. On day five He created birds and fish to fill the sky and ocean that He created on day two. Finally, on day six He created animals and people to fill the dry land. Do you think there was a method to His …um…creation? Yep, I think He knew exactly what he was doing!

Chapter three of Genesis tells of the fall of man. In verse fifteen God makes a statement that seems to come out of left field,  ”And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspringand hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” 

To some, Genesis 3:15 is a cryptic verse. However, this verse actually conveys the promise of God’s plan for redemption. Through the offspring of the woman, a spiritual confrontation will take place where Jesus will be “struck” by crucifixion, but He would rise from the dead to “crush” sin and satan. 

In everything God does He has a plan. He knows exactly what He is doing and we are a part of His plan. 

Remember, there’s a method to God’s mad love for us.