I found myself reading and rereading the first nine verses… the stump of Jesse sending forth a shoot. This is a grand prophecy about Jesus and I mused on the riches of the many word pictures in these verses.
How “the spirit of the Lord” would rest on Him. I replayed many of His miracles and Gospel accounts.
The Apostles Creed instructs that ‘He will come again to judge the living and the dead.’ I thought about His judgments how they will stem from righteousness…
I wondered about the life to come, the re-establishment of the harmony of
All of this rests on the shoulder of Jesus, the shoot that emerges from the stump of Jesse.
Oh, the wonder of a relationship with Almighty God through Jesus Christ, the Lord…
Alleluia, my heart sings. Jesus lives and reigns. Jesus is the Answer and the Victor. O, my Lord Jesus, I bless You, I bless Your name. I thank You for saving me and for allowing me the honor and delight of knowing and serving You. Amen.
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