October 15, 2009
Filed under: TPMC News — Ms. Monica @ 7:57 am
There was an old apple tree that had stood in the corner of an orchard for years. Its trunk was yards wide, and its branches stretched high into the sky. It had weathered many storms, even surviving being struck by lightning twice. It had long since retired from bearing fruit, but it cast shade over the yard and roof of the old farmhouse. Its roots dug deep into the soil, and nothing could move it from its place. The winds of time had long given up hopes of blowing it down, and the leaves thundered in defiance whenever a breeze kicked up.
As we dwell in Christ over the years, we lay roots which form a foundation which makes it impossible for us to be moved. Nothing can sway us if we plant ourselves completely in His love. If our roots are not in the Lord, we are shaken by the slightest thing, and we have no anchor to hold us in place. Christ invites us to take root there, we are there eternally, and nothing can affect us. We are nurtured and strengthened by the grace of God, and we can depend on growing strong and secure in His care.
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I too have found that our foundation determinies our ability to withstand, and succeed.
To resist the temptations of the evil one, we must have our roots wrapped around
Jesus. Then, rather than depending on our own strentgh, we can stand in the strenght
of the all sufficient one, Jesus Christ our Lord. God bless!Comment by Pastor O.
— November 25, 2009 @ 4:12 pm
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