Devotional for Sunday, July 10, 2016
“The Strong Roots of a Righteous Man”
by Dona Hake
Yesterday I decided to transplant a particular plant in my garden that was seeming to be overshadowed by the flowers I had beside it. It was doing beautifully but the color of this flower needed to be showcased. The first thing I wanted to observe was it’s roots, and they looked healthy. Already it looks to be thriving in it’s new location. I take care to feed my flowers on a regular basis and I can see that they are so strong. Proper light and watering of course are so important for any plant to flower and thrive. So it is that we must maintain the garden of our hearts. As we tend to our hearts with the watering of the Word and fellowship with Him we will be rooted deep in Him. This does not happen just by going to church once a week, it is a lifestyle of living and drawing upon the Almighty God. Yes, we live by grace but we must do our part of staying spiritually strong and staying obedient to Him. If it is your heart’s desire to be used greatly by Him then the roots of your heart must go deeper and deeper. The depth of the roots of anything will determine it’s height and strength.
To reach a great height a person needs to have great depth. Anonymous
Jeremiah 17:7-9
Amplified Bible (AMP)
“[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies
on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads
out its roots by the river; and it shall not see and fear when
heat comes; but its leaf shall be green. It shall not be anxious
and full of care in the year of drought, nor shall it cease yielding fruit.”
This tree that Jeremiah speaks of is the man who has totally trusted on the Lord God above. This tree thrives on the waters it is planted by. Notice the scripture does say that THE HEAT WILL COME and SO WILL THE YEAR OF THE DROUGHT. In our lives we too will face times where the heat is on yet we can know that because our roots of faith are strong, we need not fear nor grow weary. In the year of drought we can be free from care for we will NOT stop yielding fruit. Praise the living God that has promised to sustain us! The man or woman with strong spiritual roots shall not be moved!
Proverbs 12:3
“…but the roots of the righteous can’t be disturbed.”