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Monday, October 16, 2017

Deep Roots of Faith and Joy



            Have you had your Joy Juice today?  Consistent practice of joy in the Lord leads to strong roots of faith.

            A few weeks ago we experienced the wrath of Hurricane Irma.  Though she had weakened to a tropical storm when she reached our area, she still packed a powerful punch! She carried with her strong winds and lots of rain.  Trees were uprooted; some snapped in half. Buildings and homes were damaged by the severe weather. Prolonged wind speeds and high gusts toppled over some mature trees, that otherwise would have stood for years.

            There’s an analogy here….to our spiritual life! It takes years for seedlings to grow and produce a strong root-system. Likewise, Christians have to grow and mature in our faith. To become the strong, Godly person and fulfill His purpose on earth for us, our faith must develop over time. If our roots aren’t strong enough, when the storms of life come, we may be broken, devastated, destroyed.  But like the trees with deep, strong roots, when the winds of life blow and gust, we want to be able to stand strong in our faith and weather the storm.  

            As Colossians 2:6-7 reminds us: “ Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught...” 

             Consistent faith leads to abundant joy and deep roots help us to stand strong in the storm. 



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