In the same way you received Jesus our Lord and Messiah by faith, continue your journey of faith, progressing further into your union with him! 7 Your spiritual roots go deeply into his life as you are continually infused with strength, encouraged in every way. For you are established in the faith you have absorbed and enriched by your devotion to him! Colossians 2:7-9 TPT
Being Found In Christ = Deeply Rooted
Living life on the surface, just “doing” dutifully and religiously and not “being” found in God, way, truth and life, is a life that is not vibrant, a life that does not make an eternal difference and has no shine to it. It is a good choice to do what it takes to be deeply rooted in Christ. I know that sounds very “religious” that term “deeply rooted in Christ”, so let me put it in a way we all can understand: Know God! Do Life With God! Make It Personal! God has always been personal with us, living with us, finding a way no matter what the obstacle to be Present with us. He has always desired a personal relationship with us. We were created to be in relationship with God.
And that I may [actually] be found and known as in Him, not having any [self-achieved] righteousness that can be called my own, based on my obedience to the Law’s demands (ritualistic uprightness and supposed right standing with God thus acquired), but possessing that [genuine righteousness] which comes through faith in Christ (the Anointed One), the [truly] right standing with God, which comes from God by [saving] faith. 10 [For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which it exerts over believers], Philippians 3:9-10 Amplified Bible
Are You Spiritually Healthy?
So, the choice is like this… I saw a huge tree when I was taking a walk in Michigan one day, it was magnificent. It was a hot day and I took shelter underneath the shade of this tree. How did it grow so huge with magnificent branches, so beautiful, so healthy? It is deeply rooted and the limbs are firmly attached to the huge trunk that supports them, keeps them healthy. So, if we want to be a spiritually healthy person, a person who provides shade to others, who bears fruit that feeds the soul of others good things, then we need to be deeply rooted in God. Talk to God, develop that strong personal relationship with God, us and Him. Get into His Word, and begin knowing Him for Who He has always been. Cling to God, dig your life roots deeply in Him, let God be the strength of your inner spiritual core, and that way hopelessness will never take root in your soul. You will be shaded in the heat of this chaotic cultural frenzy we find ourselves in and in the darkness of hopelessness, you will have the courage and faith to hope in the dark. Listen Up to this 1 Minute Encouragement Video:
Yahweh is my strength and my wraparound shield. When I fully trust in you, help is on the way. I jump for joy and burst forth with ecstatic, passionate praise! I will sing songs of what you mean to me! You will be the inner strength of all your people, Yahweh, the mighty protector of all, and the saving strength for all your anointed ones. Save your people whom you love, and bless your chosen ones. Be our shepherd leading us forward, forever carrying us in your arms! Psalm 28:7-9
In Christ Jesus
The Word of God is powerful, it can transform us, shape us, feed us and cause us to be very fruitful in love, joy, peace, self-control, patience, hope, peace, and many other attributes of God’s Holy Spirit. Attached to the Vine of Jesus Christ, we are strong, viable, vibrant people, with an attractive anointing that draws people to us. When you have peace in a world that is so chaotic, when you have wisdom in a world of deception, when truth reigns in your life, when you are hoping in the dark, people will want what you have, they will want to sit underneath the shade of your tree and take a break from the heat of this world. Yes, being deeply rooted in God, not only helps you, but blesses other’s too. In Christ Jesus, you will have an attractive anointing! Listen Up to this 1 Minute Encouragement Video
Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? To surrender yourselves to God to be his sacred, living sacrifices. And live in holiness, experiencing all that delights his heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship. Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes. Romans 12:1-2
A Living Legacy Of Jesus Christ
Being deeply rooted means that you are making it personal with God all day long, in a constant conversation with God. You have invited Jesus Christ into your heart and life and you are doing life with Him, moment to choice, in personal relationship with Him, navigated by His Holy Spirit, founded upon the foundation of an unchanging Father God, secure in the living Word. You are wholly-holy Gods and you have decompartmentalized your life so there is no compartment of your life that God is not invited in. You have an undivided heart! You are deeply rooted in Christ Jesus, and that means you are becoming like God, being a person people can admire, a person of substance, a person who makes right choices, a person dependent upon God. Therefore your life points to God, and you and say to people: Do you want to be like me? Do you want to have the peace I have? Do you want to be navigated to truth in a world full of deception? Do you want to have inner peace? Let me introduce you to Jesus Christ, the One I live heart to heart with every day, He is the reason for what you see in me that you want.Therefore, I encourage you to be deeply rooted in Christ Jesus! God bless ya!
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