You got a solid root?

For one who claims to be a Christian, checking to see your foundation is key! You must have a solid root in Christ! Otherwise your tree will come tumbling down. In other words, you never really had a foundation in Christ!

Matthew 13:21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

How many folks I have seen come through the church, have some sort of spiritual or emotional experience, and are faithful in church for a short time but all of a sudden they disappear never to be in church again. This is a sign of not having a true root! For once one has built upon the cornerrstone which is Christ Jesus, nothing can crumble that foundation! Not even the gates of hell!

Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation,
A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;
Whoever believes will not act hastily.

Acts 4:11 This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’

1 Peter 2:6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,
“Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”

Proverbs 12:3 A man is not established by wickedness,
But the root of the righteous cannot be moved.

Mark 4:6 But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.

Luke 8:13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.

Romans 11:16 For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

Revelation 22:16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

So is your root in Christ? Is your foundation sure? Will is pass through any tribulation or trail? Only you and God know for sure!

Tom