In this message from Isaiah 11:1 and 10, we look at the prophetic picture of Jesus as the shoot that comes from the stump of Jesse. From the very beginning, Jesus has always been. His birth was miraculous because He came fully as man and fully as God, and the Old Testament continually testifies of Him.

Isaiah shows us that even when something appears cut down, finished, or beyond hope, God is able to bring new life. Just as a shoot grows from a stump, Jesus brings restoration, renewal, and beauty from what once looked dead. He still does this today. He brings good, joy, and life out of places where there has been loss, pain, or ashes.

This message calls us to lay some things down. When we surrender what has been cut down in our lives, God is able to bring a shoot out of the stump and produce life where death once had the final word.