February 6, 2022
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Reading along with us in Isaiah? Here’s today’s reading:
Isaiah 11 (NIV)
The Branch From Jesse
1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
3and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.
He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
Again a reference to the Messiah coming and how God can bring life once again to something that was cut down to a stump in the branch. The branch I assume here is Jesus and he will come and there will be a mighty transformation in us and in nature. Another beautiful picture of the Millennial reign.
Isaiah 11
What a beautiful picture of Jesus as the root of Jesse, a picture of who He is and what He will accomplish. Some of the descriptions here are the very things the gospels point to as to the things Jesus possessed. How amazing this prophetic word is! And it makes sense that He who is all the things would establish such righteousness, peace and love in His kingdom. It is a picture of what the millennial reign will be, what will happen on the earth. Only Jesus could make adversaries friends. Only Jesus can promote and provide safety where formally there was only danger. How pervasive His influence will be at that time! I welcome the day when this will be the reality of the earth…..when the curse is gone!
When Jesus reigns!