Are your Roots Showing?

Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him, so you will grow in faith, strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with thanksgiving for all he has done.” Colossians 2:7


My husband and his dad have a very nurturing nature about them when it comes to their yards. They can make anything dead come alive and are so patient in the process. Everyday (well everyday they get a chance) they are outside trimming bushes, watering, picking the weeds, mowing, so on. It is a full time job with amazing results. But it only gets that way because of the time they have put into nurturing it. And it is what they are actually nurturing that is so amazing, the roots.

We often tend to just see what is above the surface and think that is what we are taking care of. Which it is but it is what is below the surface that is the most important. The roots, roots are the source of life and are to be firmly established in order to be fruitful. They do all the work but it is the flower that gets all the credit. You can also tell how much character a root has by what it produces.

It is the same with our spiritual walks. You can tell a lot about yourself by what roots you are watering because they show on the outside. Yard guys like Garrett and Jerry don’t set out to water and nurture the weeds, we should not set out to water and nurture the roots of our flesh, or pleasure, anger, greed, bitterness, jealousy, etc. We have to stop watering those roots and start watering the roots of Christ. Paul tells us in our passage that we must let the roots of Christ’s seed grow down deep into Him so we can draw up the nourishment of strength, faith, and truth.

In order to do that we must grab the word of God and let it water our roots just as Ephesians 3:17 says, “May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love.” His love is Jesus Christ and His word! It is the only place your roots will ever find nourishment that will allow you to grow and become beautiful from the root up.

If you neglect to take care of your roots then they will begin to come up to find nourishment and they will start to show, and if neglected to long not only will your flower wither and die so will your roots.(Matthew 13:5-6)

What roots are you watering, the weeds (sin) or the roots of Christ’s seed? Don’t wait to begin nurturing the seed of Christ when trouble, sickness, or hurt comes, start nurturing it today so that when they do come those roots can grow deeper into Him for the nourishment of strength, hope, healing, and power.

Prayer: Lord help us to become more rooted in You everyday. Forgive us for when we neglect to nurture and tend to the most important seed within us. Thank You for giving us everlasting nourishment that is found in You and Your word. Amen