Colossians 2:7 — Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him.

We were never meant to just visit God’s presence — we were meant to be planted in His presence.

Mark 4

3 “Listen! And take note: A sower went out to sow.

4 As he sowed, some seed fell beside the path, and the birds of the air came and devoured it.

5 Some seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and soon it sprang up because it did not have deep soil.

6 But when the sun rose, it was scorched. And because it had no root, it withered away.

7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.

8 And other seed fell on good ground, and it yielded grain that sprang up and increased by thirty, sixty, or a hundred times as much.”

14 The sower sows the word.

15 These are those beside the path, where the word is sown. But when they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word which is sown in their hearts.

16 Others, likewise, are seed sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness,

17 but have no root in themselves, and so endure for a time. Afterward, when affliction or persecution rises for the word’s sake, immediately they fall away.

18 And others are seed sown among thorns, the ones who hear the word.

19 But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.

20 Still others are seed sown on good ground, those who hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit: thirty, sixty, or a hundred times as much.”

I want to be rooted.

Roots aren’t very visible but they are very valuable.

A strong tree typically survives storms not because of its branches, but because of its roots.

The Chinese Bamboo

The Pando

The Redwoods

The Banyan Tree

The Mangroves

Mangroves take in extra oxygen and remove salt, allowing them to tolerate conditions that kill most plants.

The Olive Trees

Wild Fig Trees

The Shepherd’s Tree

This tree can survive in harsh conditions and dry climates. It sends roots deep down to reach water no other plants access.

The Tamarisk Tree

Genesis 21:33 — Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God.

Its root system is highly developed, with deep roots that allow it to access groundwater and withstand prolonged droughts.

The Baobabs

31,700 Gallons

Planted people don’t panic —

Planted people persevere.

Mark 4:20 — Still others are seed sown on good ground, those who hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit: thirty, sixty, or a hundred times as much.