"Now, just as you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord, you must continue to follow Him. LET YOUR ROOTS GROW DOWN INTO HIM, and let your life be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught and you will overflow with thankfulness.!
Have you ever planted anything? Do you remember how small and fragile the little seedlings are in the beginning? They require great care and protection and must be constantly tended and watered to grow, if they are to survive. Remember how anxious you were until they passed the critical initial stage and showed potential growth? When there was substantial growth and the plant started to blossom and produce fruit there was great satisfaction and even pride. The plant had rooted and was healthy. That is the description of a believer. You accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and you started to follow Him. Now you must LET YOUR ROOTS GROW DOWN INTO HIM! You must let your life be built on Him. That is when your faith will grow strong in the Truth. You will overflow with thankfulness for your Lord!
LET YOUR ROOTS GROW deep into the Lord! The first step was accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Once He entered your heart and filled it with the Holy Spirit you became a believer. The Lord will dwell with you and lead you on the path of righteousness.
You will become stronger and wiser in the Lord and your faith will grow, if the roots are deep!
When you are firmly planted in the Lord and the roots run deep you will flower and blossom and bear fruit. Let there be an abundance of fruit along with your thankfulness. LET YOUR ROOTS GROW DOWN INTO HIM!
The best part of being rooted in the Lord is that you will flower and blossom in your life. You will be like a prize plant in the Lord's garden. You will be beautiful and you will attract others to you that will want to come to know the Lord. There will be a natural overflowing of thankfulness on the part of everyone involved in the process, especially the Lord. As your roots grow deeper you will continue to flourish and grow even stronger and more beautiful. Year after year you will produce delightful fruit and flowers. LET YOUR ROOTS GROW DOWN INTO HIM!
