CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIPI was amazed as a child to find out that redwood trees, one of the tallest trees in the world, also has the most shallow root system. Now, how does that make sense? Nature solved that problem quite easily and logically, the trees grow in clumps of three or four and their roots are interwoven for broader base support. If one tree becomes diseased or is struck by lightning the whole clump suffers and weakens.
The shallow root system reminds me of Christians who are in this world but not of this world. We are here in the world but it not our home and we must not become too deeply entrenched in this world.
How then, do we sustain ourselves in this world? God solves this problem quite easily and logically, we grow together in fellowship. By interweaving our lives we develop a broad support base. We encourage one another, we help each other when disease (corruption?) or some outside force strikes one of us. We are one body under God.
What happens when we don't follow God's plan? The whole is weakened. The body of Christ is weakened. We are each individually responsible for the whole within God's purpose.
@copyright 2006 Karen's Passage
1 comment:
It's amazing to me sometimes how an event like walking up on a cabin in what seems to be the iddle of nowhere and who it sticks with you for ever. And that the feelings you felt for the family stays with you.
Nice writing.
AJ
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