Cut Down But Not Destroyed

“The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules.” – Daniel 4:26 A couple of days ago, I asked you to read Isaiah 11 and you may recall that in that passage, Jesus was referred to as a shoot that came up from the stump of Jesse. In several places in the Bible, stump is used to describe something that is dead but will ultimately be restored, including God’s people and the coming of their Messiah. You see, since a stump still has roots, it is never without the possibility of growth and rebirth; however, it must remain planted! Maybe you think you’re a stump and you feel like you’ve been chopped down. As a shadow of your former self, you see your life as a useless lump sticking out of the