Rooted in Christ by Pastor Suzan Fochler

This year I planted an Asian Pear tree in my backyard.  Like many fruit trees, it is a grafted tree.  With a grafted tree the branch of one variety of tree is grafted onto the trunk and root system of another kind of tree.  This is done in order to produce the desired fruit, but allowing it to be supported and nourished by a strong, disease-resistant root.  

We have been Grafted into Him: We are One

As believers, we have similarly been “grafted” into Christ.  We draw our life and sense of identity from the love that pours through the Father’s heart into us, His beloved sons and daughters.  We want to have “the roots of our being firmly and deeply planted in Him; being continually built up in Him, becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith, just as we were taught, abounding and overflowing with thanksgiving.”  Col. 2:6,7.  

God gives lavishly and continuously of His life into ours.  The roots of our hearts sinking deep into His heart receive Perfect Love that deliver truth and holy perspective to our whole being.  The more aware we become of our utter dependence on God to be our source of all that gives life, the more pure the fruit of our lives become.  The good things of this world pale in comparison to the weightiness of what He pours out.  We have an abiding Oneness in Jesus; we abide in Him, He abides in us.  The result of abiding is much fruit!  Jn. 15:5

Our Source of Life that never runs dry

And His promise to us is that this source of Heavens living water flowing to us never runs dry but is ever and infinitely available to us.  A love so vast that we can never fully comprehend the fullness of it, but we are invited to try!  Paul encourages us to: “be rooted deep in love and founded securely in love, that you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints what is the height and breadth and length and depth of it.”  Eph. 3:17,18.

Drink deep of the One who loves you more than you could ever love yourself; Taste and see how good He is!  

So, Family, lets never forget to keep drinking!

Love,

Susan