Devotion
Holes
(Colossians 2:7-8/NIV) …rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
There used to be numerous pine trees in my front yard. All it took was one to come crashing down on my house during a terrible windstorm for me to have all the rest of them cut down. With the stumps ground and the debris hauled away, I eventually ended up with a green, lush, and treeless lawn. But within a few moths I began to notice sunken pits forming where each tree once stood. The pits became holes. Before then, I hadn’t given any thought to all of the tree roots that remained underground. Now that the trees were gone, the root systems were dying. As beautiful as the grass made the appearance of my yard – the yard itself was a risk for people to fall and hurt themselves – not only where the pits were – but anywhere the root system traveled. The holes had to be filled with dirt to make the ground more secure. Sometimes this is the situation we have in our faith life. We dress, walk, and talk the part as though the roots of our faith are securely nourished in the Word of God. But underneath the façade, we’re fronting faith in our own strength and there are holes that need filling in our life. Do you have some holes in your life that need filling? The Word of God will not only fill those holes, but it will produce life and abundance in those barren places!
(Colossians 2:7-8/NIV) …rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
There used to be numerous pine trees in my front yard. All it took was one to come crashing down on my house during a terrible windstorm for me to have all the rest of them cut down. With the stumps ground and the debris hauled away, I eventually ended up with a green, lush, and treeless lawn. But within a few moths I began to notice sunken pits forming where each tree once stood. The pits became holes. Before then, I hadn’t given any thought to all of the tree roots that remained underground. Now that the trees were gone, the root systems were dying. As beautiful as the grass made the appearance of my yard – the yard itself was a risk for people to fall and hurt themselves – not only where the pits were – but anywhere the root system traveled. The holes had to be filled with dirt to make the ground more secure. Sometimes this is the situation we have in our faith life. We dress, walk, and talk the part as though the roots of our faith are securely nourished in the Word of God. But underneath the façade, we’re fronting faith in our own strength and there are holes that need filling in our life. Do you have some holes in your life that need filling? The Word of God will not only fill those holes, but it will produce life and abundance in those barren places!
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