Do Your Roots Help or Hinder?

    Our family loves going out for hikes and during these outings I have come across roots that tripped me and also those that helped me safely climb up steep slopes. It was from one very knobbly-rooted path that my youngest daughter thought about the importance of roots - and whether our roots help others find God or if they the hinder them from walking the narrow way.

    Weather and general treading can erode soil and expose roots. In life, our daily treading (our conduct, the choices we make) and the storms of life can expose our roots as well (consider 1 Peter 1:3-9). Are your exposed roots helping or hindering?

"...the good works of some are clearly evident, 

and those that are otherwise cannot be hidden."

(1 Timothy 5:25 NKJV)

    When people see your conduct - in good time and bad - will they know that you are rooted in Christ? When they hear your words - in good times and bad - will they know that you are rooted in love and Truth?  When they hear you talk about fellow members of the congregation - in good times and bad - will they come to understand that you feel yourself rooted together with them?

    We are here to help one another (Galatians 6:9-10, 1 John 3:16-23)! We are here to help others come to know God (Matthew 5:16, 1 Peter 2:9-12) and share in the blessings found only in Christ (Ephesians 1:3-14)! 

    Root deeply into the solid foundation of the Truth so that your example leads others to the narrow path and helps those on that path gain better footing as they tread the way that leads to Life (Matthew 7:13-14)!