DID YOU KNOW: What is the key to being fruitful in God? Why do some grow strong in the Kingdom while others struggle?
The answer is found in the part of a plant we do not see.
When you look at a tree, you never see the whole tree. You only see what grows above the ground. Yet the most important part is hidden growing downward into the earth. The roots draw water, minerals, and nourishment from the soil. Without roots, the tree cannot live. And if the roots are shallow or planted in weak soil, the tree, and its fruit, will eventually wither.
A tree’s fruitfulness can never exceed its rootfulness.
So it is with our lives in God.
Our life is like a tree with two parts:
- the visible life that everyone sees
- the hidden life that no one sees
Yet the hidden life is the most critical.
Jesus Christ taught this truth in Matthew 13, in the Parable of the Sower. The determining factor was not the seed but the soil and the roots. The condition beneath the surface determined what appeared above the surface.
So what are the roots in our lives?
They are our inner life with God:
our faith,
our devotion,
our love for Him,
our communion with Him,
our time alone in prayer,
our openness before His presence.
No one sees these roots, but they are the very means by which we receive spiritual nourishment. They determine the strength of our life, the endurance of our faith, and the fruit we bear.
If our roots are shallow, our fruit will wither.
If our roots are deep, our lives will flourish.
In Hebrew, the word for root is shoresh, and it is connected to depth. Greatness in God is never about being seen, it is about being deep. If we desire to be strong in God, we must grow downward before we grow outward.
As it is written in Proverbs 12:12: “The root of the righteous bears fruit.”
And Psalms 1:3 declares that the one rooted in God will flourish.
TODAY:
Focus on strengthening your roots. Go deeper in God’s presence. Go deeper in receiving the nutrients of His Word.
And from those hidden roots, your life will FLOURISH.
