Friday, September 07, 2012
STRONG AND RESILIENT
Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong. Ephesians 3:1
Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Colossians 2:7
Strong and Resilient
When the rains subsided and the sun peeked out, roots of the mangroves were clearly visible at the canal's edge.
"Aren't they a perfect example of what it says in the Bible about roots?", I thought.
These tropical roots are strong and resilient. They are firmly entrenched, below the surface of the water, into the ground. Thick, intertwined, bunched together.
Many hurricanes have come and gone here in the Florida Keys. Houses have flooded out, trucks and cars ruined, fruit trees blasted away by gale force winds. But the mangroves survive. They have weathered the storms. They come back. And, they flourish.
We will have adversity. One way or another. That's not the good news. If we put down roots, into the soil of God's Word, we will do OK when the storms of life come. That is good news.
Inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy Sally I. Kennedy, ©2012 http://www.sallyikennedy.com
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