Website was down yesterday. The Story for Jesse Tree was the account of Esther, beautiful inside and out. She saved the Jewish people from persecution. “Today’s story is the promise of the Messiah. Images to follow.
SCRIPTURE: [1]
Now those people live in darkness.
But they will see a great light.
They live in a place that is very dark.
But a light will shine on them.
God, you will cause the nation to grow.
You will make the people happy.
And they will show their happiness to you.
t will be like the joy during harvest time.
It will be like the joy of people
taking what they have won in war.
Like the time you defeated Midian,
You will take away their heavy load.
You will take away the heavy pole from their backs.
You will take away the rod the enemy uses to punish your people. Every boot that marched in battle will be destroyed.
Every uniform stained with blood will be destroyed.
They will be thrown into the fire
.A child will be born to us.
God will give a son to us.
He will be responsible for leading the people.
His name will be Wonderful Counselor, Powerful God,
Father Who Lives Forever, Prince of Peace.
Power and peace will be in his kingdom.
It will continue to grow.
He will rule as king on David’s throne
and over David’s kingdom.
He will make it strong,
by ruling with goodness and fair judgment.
He will rule it forever and ever.
The Lord of heaven’s armies will do this
because of his strong love for his people.
THINK ABOUT IT
The rose is a symbol of beauty. This is a beautiful prophecy of what Jesus will mean to the world. The idea of the Rose of Sharon is brining beauty to a world of desert. This is a prophecy of Jesus who will make all things new, and will ultimately rule forever. Until He came, the people indeed lived in darkness. People who do not know Jesus live in darkness too. The beauty of Jesus is that He transforms the ugly parts of life and makes them bloom, just as a beautiful garden does.
He will be a Wonderful Counselor, the Prince of Peace, and will reign forever. God said it, it happened with the birth of Jesus, and I believe the promised kingdom will one day occur. God keeps His promises.
PRAYER:
Dear Heavenly Father:
You bring such beauty into the world. When we look at the rose, we see Your creation as beautiful. But we know flowers fade, and time changes things. However, You gave us the promise of a Savior, Who is so beautiful we cannot even imagine what life can be until we experience Your Love through Him. Thank You for beauty. Thank You for Your promise that sometime Your whole world will be beautiful because Jesus will rule over it. Amen.
[1] Isaiah 9: 2-7 Ibid.
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