FRUITS COME FROM DEEP ROOTS

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

Monday 17th June 2019

TOPIC : FRUITS COMES FROM DEEP ROOTS

TEXT: “The seeds in the gravel are those who hear with enthusiasm, but the enthusiasm doesn’t go very deep. It’s only another fad, and the moment there’s trouble it’s gone.
Luke 8:13 MSG

During the rainy season  all the grass  turns green, the wildflowers and poppies bloom, and it’s really pretty. But the moment the rains stop, the hills turn brown again. Why? Because the grass has no roots. It can’t go down deep enough to get water from the springs that are deep beneath the ground.

When there are no roots, when a plant is in shallow soil, it may initially sprout and look good, but it doesn’t last. The plants wither quickly because they don’t have roots.

Luke 8:13 says, “The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it. But they don’t have deep roots, and they believe only for a little while. As soon as life gets hard, they give up” (CEV).

A lot of times we hear God’s Word and get excited about it, but we don’t allow it to change us. We act superficially. We react emotionally. We’re moved impulsively. But we don’t take the time to let it sink in.

Do you really want to be that way? No! You want to be a deep person, not a shallow person. You want to be a person with deep spiritual roots so that when recession comes and lasts several years, you’re able to keep bearing fruit. When the rough winds come and somebody in your family gets sick or somebody dies, the trial doesn’t blow you away, because you’ve got roots.

How do you develop spiritual roots? There are two ways: a daily time with God and a weekly small group time with other believers. You’ve got to spend time alone with God, and you’ve got to spend time with other believers.

If you’re not spending time with God on a daily basis, you’re going to dry up and blow away when the pressure is on. You won’t be able to handle it. You’ve got to make time to listen during a daily time with God. You have to sit and be quiet. You have to read the Bible and talk to God. Play some music. If you like to journal, do that. Whatever it takes to keep the focus on God, do it!

ACTION PLAN FOR TODAY
Begin spending time with God and with brethren today

WORD CONFESSION FOR TODAY
I am an evidence that Jesus Christ is alive and at work. Today I declare that I take my roots deep and downward in GOD , I bring fo r th my fruits in my season my leaves shall not wither whatsoever  I do shall prosper in Jesus name. Amen!

PRAYERPOINTS
*Father God,  thank you for your faithfulness and mercy over my life and family.  And thank you for the gift of life in Jesus name

*Father God,  help me to develop deep roots in you so I can bare fruits of righteousness to the  glory and praise of your name in Jesus name

* Father God, connect my life to the living water of your Spirit for a life of constant freshness in Jesus name

*Father God,  grant me grace to be consistent and diligent in my walk with you in Jesus name

* Father God, let the dry lands of my life be turned into fruitful fields in Jesus name

* Father God, let every distracting situation and circumstances disconnecting me from The Holy Spirit be terminated now in Jesus name

* Father thank you for hearing and answering my prayers in Jesus name

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Deuteronomy 21, Deuteronomy 22Luke 16:1-18Proverbs 9:13-18

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FOR TODAY

" You only bloom where you are planted. So stay rooted in GOD "

THE PROPHETIC DECLARATION FOR TODAY

* I decree today that:

your life shall be like a well watered garden
....The LORD shall satisfy your soul in drought , your strength shall be renewed and restored.   As you go into  this new week, The LORD  shall cause you to flourish and bloom in every areas of your life in Jesus mighty name.

*This Devotional is from the Desk of Pastor Tunde Daniels

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