This is my prayer. I need it.
There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. Isaiah 11:1, NKJV
The Miracle of New Growth
This scripture shares the important truth that new growth is coming. What is unique is the growth isn’t coming from a vibrant tree, but from a stump! A stump is the remains of something that once was vibrant and full of life, but is now seemingly dead.
But what appears to be dead is instead going to produce a “tender shoot,” meaning a young, new growth, and out of that new growth the branch will bear fruit.
For Christians, this verse is talking about the coming Messiah, Jesus, who will come from the family line of Jesse. A family that seemingly was done and cut off to just the stump. Yet, he came as a “tender shoot,” as a baby in a manger, and lived a life to bear fruit for his father and ultimately pay the sacrifice for all our sins on the cross.
This verse also points to an important application for us—that God can take things that look dead in our life and cause new growth to appear. Even when it all seems done and dead, the miracle of growth is always possible.
Prayer: God, would You bring new growth into my life where these things seemed dead? You have been so good to me, but right now, in this Christmas season, I'm wanting to see the miracle of new growth in my life. Will You help me to see the "tender shoot" of growth around me and give me a grateful heart as You work in me? In Jesus' name, Amen.
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