In response to the advent season, and in preparation for Christmas, this year we began doing The Jesse Tree as a family devotional. Our church opened it's doors and gave us the opportunity to build a Jesse Tree earlier this fall. I had heard great things about this devotional, so I really wanted to give it a try.
This devotional is done in response to Isaiah 11:1-2a: "A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him..."
This devotional walks you through the genealogy of Jesus. From God and the creation of the world, to the patriarchs, to the prophets, to Jesus' parents, etc. All 30 "leaves" (devotionals) pointed to Jesus. It was a great way to remind us every day of "the the True Reason for the season."
We would have our devotionals in the morning. Emma loved this family time and loved hearing about "the baby." We used a children's Bible to help us go along the devotionals, and one of Emma's favorite things to do during this time was to find "the baby." This picture shows her looking at "the baby", and the mama and the dada, and all the animals in the barn.
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