The Importance of Roots – Matthew 13: 1-23

Jesus told one parable in particular that spoke to everyone about their lives. I find the parable fascinating because it’s very real to us today. Now He told it in two different parts. He described the parable and then he told its meaning.

You see Jesus said this. There was a sower that went out to sow. And he cast the seed out and it fell onto the soil. Now the seed He says represents the word of God and as the seed is being cast out, it falls on four different kinds of soil. The soil represents the heart of people.

I’m going to focus on the second soil where the challenges of life overcome the seed! The second kind of soil – was a soil where the seed was cast and it fell onto the rocky soil. So it grew up quickly. But when the sun came out it was so hot it scorched the plant because it didn’t have the roots necessary to keep it sustained in the heat. When we don’t have the roots necessary, the challenges of life cause some problems.

In fact let me take you right into the parable and show you that. It says – The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and once receives it with joy. (These are Jesus’ words here.) But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution come because of the word, they quickly fall away.

How do we develop those strong roots that sustain us in times of  difficulty and struggle?

Turn to the Lord and seek His plan, his way (not ours)! Then we need to begin to dig into the word to see what the Lord is saying in our lives and learn to trust Him. As we grow in the knowledge and love of the Lord we are able to live out in our lives in obedient surrender to Him, firmly rooted in His Love.