All the way from Jesse, King David's father, to King David himself, then wading through all the manifold generations of descendants, to Joseph, Jesus' "supposed father," are 28 generations of geneology. Then came Jesus.
The prophet Isaiah spoke of "the Branch" that would grow up and out of
"the stump of Jesse" (see Isaiah 11:1 ESV).
This was prophecy.
And then Jesus did come ...
"Immanuel - God with us" (Matthew 1:23 ESV).
He infers this prophecy to Himself, with a bit of a twist but the essence of truth and the promise are still there. He told His disciples,
"I am the vine; you are the branches ... apart from Me you can do nothing" (John 15:5 ESV).
God's faithfulness in keeping His promise down through so many generations shows we can believe Him and trust Him for all else. Therefore, we do not need to forsake Him. We need to keep abiding in Him and His love for us.
Abide in His love (see John 15:7-9 ESV).
Hang on tight to Jesus.
Bye for now ...
~ ERC September 2026 ~
Based on Isaiah 11:1-9, Matthew 1 and John 15:5-9 ESV.
Sing, Abide With Me, along with Audrey Assad.
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