So the LORD God said to the serpent:

“Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all cattle ... And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel” (Genesis 3:14, 15). There's no interrogation here,  as there was with Adam and Eve.  This was not the serpent's (Satan's Revelation 12:9) first transgression. He had sinned from the beginning (1 John 3:8). There would be no redemption for him   (Calvin)! He is sentenced to crawl on his belly and eat dust, a sign of disgrace (verse 14b).

There was to be enmity (open hostility) between him and the woman  representing the whole of humanity.  God loves, Satan hates!   Jesus spoke of those who opposed Him,  that they were of their father the devil (John 8:44).  The seed then  (offspring) of the serpent are those who,  either by default,  or deliberately follow Satan and his rule.  The Seed here  (upper case “s”) is  primarily Christ (Galatians 3:16), but also represents believers born of Him  (John 3:5; 1:12).

Christ then shall bruise the serpents head, but the serpent  shall bruise His heal.  And it was for our transgressions that Christ was  bruised (Isaiah 53:5; Acts 8:35). The war in heaven represented by this bruising (Revelation 12:7), is not between equals. Satan's more severe wound to the head is crushed by Christ's heal. As our forerunner  (Hebrews 6:20) Christ has already defeated Satan (Revelation 20:10). The ongoing mopping up operations in the here and now however,  are left to His warrior bride. In particular He has  given us authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19).

He is under our feet, but as soldiers of Christ, we have to take up that authority, especially in prayer and confront the wicked spiritual forces of the enemy.  It is God's intention that the living would know that the most high God rules in the Kingdom of men  (Daniel 4:17). In light of this, you may be wondering why our marriages and families are so devastated,  and why the anti-god agenda of the extreme left has taken over our government, our media,  our educational institutes, and even part of the visible church.  Is it not because the true church of Jesus Christ is asleep and has abdicated it role as salt,  light and yeast in the World? We have even invented a theology of none involvement. How many of us even obey the command to pray for our governments (1 Timothy 2:1,2).

Lord Jesus,  You reminded me this morning that our struggle (enmity) is not against people (flesh and blood), but against Satan and his cohorts (Ephesians 6:12). It is not against those who  have been taken captive to do the devil's will (2 Timothy 2:26). There is no middle ground here Lord.  You told us “If you are not for me, you are against me” (Matthew 12:30).  Forgive us Lord, forgive me,  for the times we have used the weapons of the World rather than  spiritual weapons. Forgive us also Lord for the spirit of slumber that has too often characterized Your Church.  Give us new energy and an outpouring of Your Spirit Lord,  so that we might not sleep as many do, but  be be sober and watchful in prayer (1 Thessalonians 5:6). We declare Your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven in Your precious Name Amen