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O Root of Jesse,

standing as a sign among the peoples;

before you kings will shut their mouths,

to you the nations will make their prayer:

Jesus Christ, Son of Man

25th December “The Son of Man has come to seek out and to save what was lost.” (Luke 19:10) The birth of Jesus on Christmas Day brought many of the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah to fulfilment. As the carol has it, the hopes and fears of all the years were met in Bethlehem that night. It was also when the promises made to Abraham and to King David, about worldwide blessings and an…

Jesse Tree Day 1:

“But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, A spirit of counsel and of strength, a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the LORD”

On that day, The branch of the LORD will be luster and glory, and the fruit of the earth will be honor and splendor for the survivors of Israel.

Lectio Divina from the Jesse TreeMARY, JOSEPH, AND THE SIGN OF JONAH – Days 19-24Jonah 1:1-15, 2:1-11; Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:26-38; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:1-7; Matthew 2:1-12 “The great storm has come upon you because of me.” My son is called Jonah. At first he hated it. Every time someone smartly repeated “Jonah and the whale!” or reminded him of how little people thought of the…

Lectio Divina from the Jesse TreeA SLING, A TORCH 🔥, A CHARIOT, AND A LION 🦁- Days 15-181 Samuel 17:1,4,8-11,32-37,40-511 Kings 3:5-28; 2 Kings 2:1-13; Daniel 6:4-5,7-13,17-28 “Only a youth.” I shared a dream once with an elder brother, in it lay the depths of truth and I wondered at why the Lord would have me share it with him when surely one as wise and mature as an elder would know such…