No root

Matthew 13:6, “But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.”

If the Word received is received only as an emotional reaction and not spiritual truth then it may not have root in the recipient. In plant life, when there is no root the green of the plant is seen fairly quickly, but if root is taken the process seems to take longer because the seed goes deeper. The deeper the root the less likely the plant will wither away.

In Matt. 13:20-21 Jesus says regarding verse 6, “this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 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.”

The root is in Jesus, Eph. 3:17, Col. 1:23.

A root cannot grow in me if I do not know the purpose of plan of the seed. I must see the seed and know its potential. The seed grows in me. A seed grows according to the amount of sustenance it is able to receive. The seed in me requires the sustenance of the word of truth and revelation. The seed grows by grace and not self-strength. If the seed is rooted in self and dead works it will soon wither away.

Christ is the Word, John 1:1. He is the seed, 1Pet. 1:23, Gal. 3:16.

When He reveals Himself He is revealing the seed. The revelation of this seed causes the growth and not what I do.