🎄✝️ the Christmas Tree: From the Cradle to the Cross ✨ 25 Days of Hope!Sample

Day 5: Hope Sprouting from a Stump — Isaiah 11:1–2

🎁 What’s your favorite kind of Christmas tree? Real or artificial, tall or small, decorated or simple—each one carries its own beauty. But this Christmas, notice a different kind of tree—one that stretches its roots all the way from Genesis to Isaiah to the Gospels.

Isaiah 11:1–2 says, “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.” At first glance, this prophecy seems mysterious. But when seen through the lens of the New Testament, we discover its meaning: Jesus is that Branch.

He came from the family line of Jesse, the father of King David. Centuries earlier, God had promised David that one of his descendants would rule forever. Isaiah expanded that promise, describing the coming One who would be filled with the Holy Spirit and overflow with wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and the fear of the Lord.

Seven hundred years later, Jesus fulfilled every word. Out of what seemed like a dead, lifeless stump—hope began to grow again.

✨ Christmas Truth to Ponder: Jesus is the Branch that brings new life and eternal hope to all who trust in Him.
🙏 Today’s Action Step: Reach out to someone today who doesn’t yet know Jesus. Ask if you can pray for them and share the hope only Christ can give.
🔔 Preview for Tomorrow: The Genealogy of Grace.