Colossians 2:6-7 - And now, just as you
trusted Christ to save you, trust him, too, for each day’s problems; live in
vital union with him. Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him. See
that you go on growing in the Lord, and become strong and vigorous in the truth
you were taught. Let your lives overflow with joy and thanksgiving for all he
has done.
Paul
paints a beautiful picture of how we can grow in Christ by using the image of a
grand tree that has deep roots. He tells us to live one day at a time…connected
completely to God by the roots we grow deep into his being. Those roots will
soak up nourishment from prayer….from Bible study….and from fellowship and
worship with other Christians.
The
strength we gather from these practices will produce joy that will overflow
into everything we do. We learn to thank God for everything…even when we don’t
see the benefit right away. We learn to thank God for what he has done more
than we ask for his help with what we see as problems. We become so entangled
in Christ with the many roots we grow that our faith cannot be destroyed or compromised.
I
needed the reminder to grow deeper roots. …and take each day’s problems as they
come. This time of year I am particularly bad to let my alone time be wasted in
meaningless activities to keep my mind off anniversary dates and funeral
memories. I need to ‘struggle’ in prayer a bit more as Paul did…and really use
that alone time to grow roots that will help me find God’s will for my life in
this season.
Father…thank
you for the reminder that you need to be the soil that I plant every root of my
being into. Forgive me for growing so many roots in meaningless and useless
things that will never help me to see your complete plan for my life. Help me
to trust you completely and cultivate the roots I have grown into you ….so that
they will grow even deeper and nourish me completely. Prune the roots that
remain connected to the world so that I can concentrate fully on serving
you. Amen.
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