Rooted In The Word

Rooted in the Word

The word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.

Hebrews 4:12

The root system of most trees is as wide and deep as the leaf line is wide and high. That is not true, however, of the redwood, which has a shallow root system that spreads out in all directions. It is just not very deep. That fact of life creates a problem for a redwood standing alone. It can easily be blown over because the lack of deep roots gives it little stability. However when two redwoods grow together, their root structures intertwine with each other and give one another strength. Though weak as separate trees, they become strong together. The same is true for soul mates. “Two are better than one,” said King Solomon (Ecclesiastes 4:9, NIV).

Whether you live in one place for many years or relocate around the country according to job requirements, the most important roots you’ll ever establish are in God and his Word. For this spiritual root system will bear much fruit. Jesus said, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. . . . But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father” (John 15:5, 7-8).

As a couple grows together in their understanding of God and his Word, they become all the more “rooted and established in love” (Ephesians 3:17, NIV). So if your circumstances take you from coast to coast or anywhere around the world, never forget that the two of you, like the redwoods, become stronger together.

A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible.

—Welsh proverb