THE PRINCIPLE OF ROOT & FRUIT
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Root And Fruit
a) In this age of short cuts and quick fixes, we sometimes forget the principle that roots have to be established downwards before fruit can be borne upward.
b) Isaiah foretells how the kingdom of Judah would be like a tree cut down to a stump, but this remnant would make roots and branches again and bear fruit (Isaiah 11:1-2, 27:6).
Isaiah 37:31-32
31 The surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root downward and bear fruit upward. 32 For out of Jerusalem will go forth a remnant and out of Mount Zion survivors. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”’
2 Kings 19:30
30 The surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
2. The Principle Of Root And Fruit
a) A simple principle which, if we would be wise and successful, we must understand very well, and put into practice. The principle is that you have to "make root downward" before you can "bear fruit upward".
b) We observe this principle in nature. One buys a fruit tree and plants it. For a long time nothing seems to happen. Yet under the ground, unseen by us, the plant is making root. Give the tree a season to make root downward, and then it will grow upward and bear much fruit.
c) We practice this principle in daily life. We save before we buy. We study for a career. We do market research before we sell. We draw plans before we build. We train before we climb a high mountain.
d) We should practice this principle spiritually. Before we can produce the fruits of the Spirit, we have to put down roots in the Spirit. The Christian with shallow roots will not bear fruit, as Jesus teaches in the parable of the sower (Matthew 13:3-9).
The End ...
1. Root And Fruita) In this age of short cuts and quick fixes, we sometimes forget the principle that roots have to be established downwards before fruit can be borne upward.
b) Isaiah foretells how the kingdom of Judah would be like a tree cut down to a stump, but this remnant would make roots and branches again and bear fruit (Isaiah 11:1-2, 27:6).
Isaiah 37:31-32
31 The surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root downward and bear fruit upward. 32 For out of Jerusalem will go forth a remnant and out of Mount Zion survivors. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”’
2 Kings 19:30
30 The surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
2. The Principle Of Root And Fruit
a) A simple principle which, if we would be wise and successful, we must understand very well, and put into practice. The principle is that you have to "make root downward" before you can "bear fruit upward".
b) We observe this principle in nature. One buys a fruit tree and plants it. For a long time nothing seems to happen. Yet under the ground, unseen by us, the plant is making root. Give the tree a season to make root downward, and then it will grow upward and bear much fruit.
c) We practice this principle in daily life. We save before we buy. We study for a career. We do market research before we sell. We draw plans before we build. We train before we climb a high mountain.
d) We should practice this principle spiritually. Before we can produce the fruits of the Spirit, we have to put down roots in the Spirit. The Christian with shallow roots will not bear fruit, as Jesus teaches in the parable of the sower (Matthew 13:3-9).
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