O Root Of Jesse

  

 

O Root of Jesse’s stem, who stands as a sign of God's love among the people, before whom kings shall shut their mouths, to whom the nations shall make supplications:  come to save us without delay!

Definitely a reference to the offspring of Jesse, the father of David of whose lineage both Mary and Joseph descended. Indeed kings have bowed and nations have implored; The King of Kings and Lord of Lords shall indeed reign forever and ever. We too implore him to come swiftly.

Each age has had its desperate times...we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean Conflict this year,   Next year will be the hundredth anniversary of the start of the Great War, "the war to end all wars".  We look around today and see aggression, violence and oppression not only in foreign countries, but here in our own land, even in our own communities and schools.  We need deliverance, we need The Savior.   We cannot end this by ourselves.   Come, Lord Jesus.

Bro. Rene