Topic:THE RIGHT ROOT
Key verse to Memorise: And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. Mark 4:17
Bible text: Mark 4:16-17:
16 And these are they likewise which are sown on
stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with
gladness;
17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure
but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the
word's sake, immediately they are offended.
Bible in one year: Exodus 30:22-32:35, Romans 14:13-15:13
In a marathon, not everyone who starts the race
reaches the finish line. Several people drop out of the race due to one reason
or the other. In the same way, several people are dropping out of the race to
meet Christ the Redeemer on the last day. The parable of the sower reveals some
of the reasons why people will not get to the finish line of the Christian
race. One of such reasons is not being rooted and grounded in the word of God.
Jesus gives further insight into this in Mark 4:17
“And have no root in themselves, and so
endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for
the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.”
The root of a tree is very important to its
survival. If you cut down every part of most trees and leave the roots, the
tree will spring up again. All the nourishment that sustains the fruits, leaves
and branches of a tree are received through its roots. Also, it is the roots that
hold the tree when the wind comes against it. If the roots are few or tiny, the
tree will also be limited in its ability to feed and stay fixed; but if the
roots are many, big and strong, the tree will feed well and endue. Note that
every tree has roots whose size is directly proportional to the size of the
tree. It is therefore the size of your root in Christ that will determine how
big you will grow in His kingdom. A heavy wind blew one rainy day and it caused
a big tree located by the roadside to fall. People marvelled that such a huge
tree could be brought down by the wind, but after they looked closely, they
discovered that the roots of this tree did not go deep enough into the ground,
and so the bottom of the tree appeared flat. No wonder it fell!
In the Christian faith, the root refers to the
foundation on which one’s faith in Jesus is established. If the foundation is
bad, it will definitely affect the growth and stability of the tree. Any fruit
produced will have problems if the root is not the right size or does not go
deep enough. Many believers who bungled their trip to Heaven had a bad
foundation in Christ. Either their roots were developed wrongly, or their roots
did not go deep enough. This is why care should be taken to groom young converts
very well through the teaching of the word. They should be exposed to the
sincere, undiluted milk of the word (1st
Peter 2:2). What is the state of your foundation in Christ? Do you have
big, Strong roots that can give you stability until the race ends?
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