Aug 20, 2024 Daily Devotion

Jesus is the “Righteous Shoot”

Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up a righteous shoot to David.

Jeremiah 23:5

The prophet Jeremiah was a theological commentator on the final years of the kingdom of Judah and deportation of his people into Babylonian exile. Jeremiah gives voice to the exile’s hope that a “righteous shoot” will emerge bearing the name “The Lord is our justice” and will embody the reality of that name, performing just and righteous acts.

It is important to recognize two dimensions of this promise. First, God promises to continue working through the ages to raise up shepherds who will “deal wisely and execute justice and righteousness in the land” (Jeremiah 23:5). And secondly, God promises a fullness of righteousness reigning through Jesus Christ, the good shepherd for us all.