The Branch, The Vine, And The Fruit
Have you ever looked at a tree and wondered how something so large, so strong, and so full of life could begin with something so small? A tiny shoot appears, grows from the roots, and becomes a living branch. In time, that branch produces fruit. The fruit does not appear by accident. It comes because life is flowing through the tree. What began in a hidden place becomes visible for everyone to see. Now, consider what God showed us in His Word about a Branch, the life that comes through Him, and the fruit that grows from that life. There is a beautiful truth here for everyone who has received Jesus Christ, and it reaches much farther into our hearts than we might realize. Long before Jesus was born in Bethlehem, God gave Isaiah a prophecy concerning the coming Messiah. Isaiah wrote, Isaiah 11:1 , “A shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.” Jesse was the father of David, the king of Israel. God...
