It is all in the Roots
For the first time in many months, We got heave rains in Texas. Because it has been so long, there were quite a few downed limbs and trees in our area. On our own land, we lost a huge post oak tree.
This may not seem so odd, but it is strange when you realize that the tree was green and, not to far away, was a tree that is dead.
Can you see the dead three behind through the branches? This tree has been dead for years. Yet, it stood through the storm, and not the tree with all the pretty green leaves.
Yes, If you look at these two trees you just can't understand why the green one fell. It looks so healthy, full of lush green leaves. While the dead one hasn't sprouted new leaves for many springs, and its limbs have fallen to the ground. So what caused the mighty oak to fall?
The roots were rotted, and bug infested. the try didn't seem to have a tongs connection with it's root system. So, when the storm came in, and the soil grew soft with rain, the tree could no longer hold it's weight.
Although we cannot see the root system of the dead tree, I can only imagine how deep and strong it must be. It has made it through many storms and held fast, even though it looks dead, because it is connected to a deep, and vast root system.
There are so many lessons we can learn here, but here is my thought for the day: It is easy to look at those people who are doing all sorts of things for God and think they are better then us. They do so many good works, everyone thinks they are the strongest and best. Some look dull and plain, and people ask why they don't do more for God. Yet, that dull person is putting down roots, and quietly building into God and the the lives around them, without bragging about it. When the hard times in life come, the one with the deep roots stands.
What lesson do you see from these two trees?
Father, out of Your honorable and glorious riches, strengthen Your people. Fill their souls with the power of Your Spirit so that through faith the Anointed One will reside in their hearts. May love be the rich soil where their lives take root. May it be the bedrock where their lives are founded so that together with all of Your people they will have the power to understand that the love of the Anointed is infinitely long, wide, high, and deep, surpassing everything anyone previously experienced. God, may Your fullness flood through their entire beings. Ephesians 3:16-19 The Voice
This may not seem so odd, but it is strange when you realize that the tree was green and, not to far away, was a tree that is dead.
Can you see the dead three behind through the branches? This tree has been dead for years. Yet, it stood through the storm, and not the tree with all the pretty green leaves.
Yes, If you look at these two trees you just can't understand why the green one fell. It looks so healthy, full of lush green leaves. While the dead one hasn't sprouted new leaves for many springs, and its limbs have fallen to the ground. So what caused the mighty oak to fall?
The roots were rotted, and bug infested. the try didn't seem to have a tongs connection with it's root system. So, when the storm came in, and the soil grew soft with rain, the tree could no longer hold it's weight.
Although we cannot see the root system of the dead tree, I can only imagine how deep and strong it must be. It has made it through many storms and held fast, even though it looks dead, because it is connected to a deep, and vast root system.
There are so many lessons we can learn here, but here is my thought for the day: It is easy to look at those people who are doing all sorts of things for God and think they are better then us. They do so many good works, everyone thinks they are the strongest and best. Some look dull and plain, and people ask why they don't do more for God. Yet, that dull person is putting down roots, and quietly building into God and the the lives around them, without bragging about it. When the hard times in life come, the one with the deep roots stands.
What lesson do you see from these two trees?
Father, out of Your honorable and glorious riches, strengthen Your people. Fill their souls with the power of Your Spirit so that through faith the Anointed One will reside in their hearts. May love be the rich soil where their lives take root. May it be the bedrock where their lives are founded so that together with all of Your people they will have the power to understand that the love of the Anointed is infinitely long, wide, high, and deep, surpassing everything anyone previously experienced. God, may Your fullness flood through their entire beings. Ephesians 3:16-19 The Voice
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