Rooted

DEVOTION

COLOSSIANS

ROOTED

Col 2:6-7
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
NIV

It is a wonderful thing to watch a freshly planted tree take root and begin to grow and become a strong mature tree that bears its’ fruit in season. This tree stands tall because it sends the roots deep into the soil to extract the necessary nutrients needed for growth. When strong winds blow or extreme heat beats down upon this tree it is not effected because of the deeply sent roots which continue to feed moisture and food to its’ branches.

Here I am encouraged to send my roots deep into Christ,
John 1:1-2
1:1 In the beginning was the Word , and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.
NIV

The Word of God, the Bible is my source of needed nutrients to stand firm and grow in the ever facing winds and heat of this world and its ways. If I am not firmly rooted in the Word of God, Christ, then I will not be able to withstand the temptations that come my way, and I will be blown over, and just another fallen tree to be gathered up and burned with a heap of others. True I am saved by grace, least any man boast, but I still must continue to live in him, and send my roots deep, so as to be built up in him. He is my source, my strength, my all. I cannot survive without the nourishing flow from His Word. But, praise God, I have that flow, I have all I need to not only survive, but to prosper, and for this I am overflowing with thanksgiving.