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Podcast 24.3 Transcript
Welcome to Thursday Thoughts at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s think about this.
O come, Thou Branch of Jesse’s stem,
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. Isaiah 11:1 ESV
Indeed that Branch came, the One promised from ages past. Jesus is the fulfillment of the promise and He will return again. And who is the fruit? We are! Connected to the stump of Jesse we should bear good fruit. Are you? Ask the Spirit to reveal if you are.
Unto Thine own and rescue them!
He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. Isaiah 11:12 ESV
Like Israel, our sins had kept us from walking in the presence of God. Even still, He made a way for us to become His own, and rescue us from our exile. He grafted us into the Branch and gave us life. Thank the Father for making a way for our banishment to end.
From depths of hell Thy people save,
For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. Psalm 86:13 ESV
Here is the first expression of His great love for us, deliverance from the depths of hell and eternal separation from God. Sheol is the Hebrew word for the abode of the dead, which will not be our home because we have been saved and granted eternal life. Give Him praise!
And give them vict’ry o’er the grave.
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 1 Corinthians 15:55 ESV
This is a quote from Hosea and a small part of a larger passage about the reality of the resurrection and its result in us. Not only are we saved from hell, but we have victory over the grave. Jesus’ coming made a way for all of this to be true. Ask Him to come to you again this season.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has come to your mind, or listen to what He is saying to you, then I will read our text once more, with the refrain.
O come, Thou Branch of Jesse’s stem,
Unto Thine own and rescue them!
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them vict’ry o’er the grave.
Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Take the mindfulness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time, Be Resonant.
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