Introduction :
God put it in my heart to write on "root out or uproot". Meaning of the word root up or uproot is tear out by the roots, weed out, wipe from the face of the earth, dig out, unearth etc. The word simply means a complete clean up so that there is no trace of its existence.
Why am I talking about uprooting & What needs to be Rooted out?
Many of us who have accepted Christ or are in the verge of accepting him need to understand one thing - when we ask for forgiveness of our known and unknown sins to Jesus, it is important for the pertaining roots to be completely destroyed, meaning, there should be no trace of sin in our lives. Traces can be in the form of anything (it could be thoughts, people, objects, place etc.) that keeps us reminded about our sins.
Before we get deep into the uprooting process, lets brush up our knowledge on significance of Roots & then get into my version of its classification.
If we recollect the importance of a Root (which were taught in school), we will be able to relate well. I've put together few key points
- Roots are important as plants originate from it, and it wouldnt grow without it
- Roots are important because they secure the plant into the ground
- Roots help absorb or take in water and minerals/nutrients from the ground/soil
- Roots store food for the plant
- Roots prevent soil erosion
Now that we are clear on importance of Roots, lets get deep into how to relate roots in our lives. I would classify Roots into two types based on what the scripture says - (i) Good Roots & (ii) Bad Roots.
* Good roots being love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance (Gal 5:22-23)
* Bad Roots being Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings (Gal 5:19-21)
Note : Eventhough the above are described as the fruits of Spirit in the Bible, I have considered it as Roots because of the fact that "Roots are important for any plant, as they originate from it, and it wouldnt grow without a root or even bear fruit without it"
God put it in my heart about uprooting of the bad roots we just talked about. Initially when I started writing on Uprooting, I couldnt understand as to why uprooting was so important. When I got deeper into "importance of a Root", i received a revelation in my heart as to why Uprooting is important for a Believer (New comer or Matured Believer) who has accepted Christ.
I believe that there are bad roots in many of our lives which drives us to sin against God. If those bad roots are let as is,
- It will hinder the spiritual growth of a believer : Bad roots (we talked about above Gal 5:19-21) remains as is, it hinders the spiritual growth of a believer, meaning we will remain as a toddler who wouldnt be able to grow. Our lives will remain stagnant, not knowing what the will of God is. This inturn will drift us away from God and the purpose for which he has created us.
- It disconnects our relationship with God : These bad roots disconnects our relationship with God, because the Scripture says that "He is a holy God" and with the bad roots that creates unholiness in us we can never connect with him nor will be able to maintain a healthy relationship with him.
- It makes way for Satan to gradually destroy oneself : If these bad roots are not removed it enables free Satan's entry into our lives. He creates a vacuum between God and us. The scripture clearly says that "Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10)" hence he will lead us into destruction through the bad roots that are there in our lives.
- Finally it leads to death : When these bad roots become permanent in our lives and are not uprooted, they drive us to sin against God. And the scripture says that "Wages of Sin is death.. (Romans 6:23)".
Now that we know of the bad roots which are there in our lives, the question that would arise in our minds is "What must one do to get rid those bad roots completely..?"
Here are a few points that will help us answer the question we have :
- Repent & cry out to the lord for forgiveness in your Prayer time : For the scripture says, When we repent, our sins will be completely wiped out & that refreshing times will come from the presence of God (Acts 3:19)
- Let the anointing flow on you : When we let the anointing of the holy spirit flow through us, "it (anointing) breaks every yoke of bondage..(Isaiah 10:27)" in our lives which has caused the bad roots to remain as is.
- Pray without ceasing (1 Thes 5:17) : We have to pray without ceasing and continually because it keeps us intact with God and Prayer brings victory over situations which seem impossible. In simple words, Prayer simply keeps us connected with God. While we are connected, we are always active in the Lord hearkening to his voice.
To my conclusion :
Why am I talking about uprooting & What needs to be Rooted out?
Many of us who have accepted Christ or are in the verge of accepting him need to understand one thing - when we ask for forgiveness of our known and unknown sins to Jesus, it is important for the pertaining roots to be completely destroyed, meaning, there should be no trace of sin in our lives. Traces can be in the form of anything (it could be thoughts, people, objects, place etc.) that keeps us reminded about our sins.
Before we get deep into the uprooting process, lets brush up our knowledge on significance of Roots & then get into my version of its classification.
If we recollect the importance of a Root (which were taught in school), we will be able to relate well. I've put together few key points
- Roots are important as plants originate from it, and it wouldnt grow without it
- Roots are important because they secure the plant into the ground
- Roots help absorb or take in water and minerals/nutrients from the ground/soil
- Roots store food for the plant
- Roots prevent soil erosion
Now that we are clear on importance of Roots, lets get deep into how to relate roots in our lives. I would classify Roots into two types based on what the scripture says - (i) Good Roots & (ii) Bad Roots.
* Good roots being love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance (Gal 5:22-23)
* Bad Roots being Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings (Gal 5:19-21)
Note : Eventhough the above are described as the fruits of Spirit in the Bible, I have considered it as Roots because of the fact that "Roots are important for any plant, as they originate from it, and it wouldnt grow without a root or even bear fruit without it"
God put it in my heart about uprooting of the bad roots we just talked about. Initially when I started writing on Uprooting, I couldnt understand as to why uprooting was so important. When I got deeper into "importance of a Root", i received a revelation in my heart as to why Uprooting is important for a Believer (New comer or Matured Believer) who has accepted Christ.
I believe that there are bad roots in many of our lives which drives us to sin against God. If those bad roots are let as is,
- It will hinder the spiritual growth of a believer : Bad roots (we talked about above Gal 5:19-21) remains as is, it hinders the spiritual growth of a believer, meaning we will remain as a toddler who wouldnt be able to grow. Our lives will remain stagnant, not knowing what the will of God is. This inturn will drift us away from God and the purpose for which he has created us.
- It disconnects our relationship with God : These bad roots disconnects our relationship with God, because the Scripture says that "He is a holy God" and with the bad roots that creates unholiness in us we can never connect with him nor will be able to maintain a healthy relationship with him.
- It makes way for Satan to gradually destroy oneself : If these bad roots are not removed it enables free Satan's entry into our lives. He creates a vacuum between God and us. The scripture clearly says that "Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10)" hence he will lead us into destruction through the bad roots that are there in our lives.
- Finally it leads to death : When these bad roots become permanent in our lives and are not uprooted, they drive us to sin against God. And the scripture says that "Wages of Sin is death.. (Romans 6:23)".
Now that we know of the bad roots which are there in our lives, the question that would arise in our minds is "What must one do to get rid those bad roots completely..?"
Here are a few points that will help us answer the question we have :
- Repent & cry out to the lord for forgiveness in your Prayer time : For the scripture says, When we repent, our sins will be completely wiped out & that refreshing times will come from the presence of God (Acts 3:19)
- Let the anointing flow on you : When we let the anointing of the holy spirit flow through us, "it (anointing) breaks every yoke of bondage..(Isaiah 10:27)" in our lives which has caused the bad roots to remain as is.
- Pray without ceasing (1 Thes 5:17) : We have to pray without ceasing and continually because it keeps us intact with God and Prayer brings victory over situations which seem impossible. In simple words, Prayer simply keeps us connected with God. While we are connected, we are always active in the Lord hearkening to his voice.
To my conclusion :
It is essential to remove the bad roots which are still there in our lives. As God's chosen generation we need to examine our lives and see what are those bad roots that needs to be completely obliterated from our lives which makes way for God to become our Author and Finisher of our lives/faith (Heb 12:2).
If some of us who are reading this message feel that
"how can God forgive me and help me in removing these bad roots?"
"I am a hard core sinner, these bad roots can never be removed"
OR some of us may still feel that "No ways, I am a very spiritual person, I dont think I have any bad roots in me"
If you have any of those feelings mentioned above, let me tell you one thing, just do one simple thing, sit in God's presence and simply allow the holy spirit to take complete control of you, this message may not convince you but the spirit of the sovereign lord will fall a fresh on you and take to the realms that we have never imagined off.
Also, another thing I wanted to express was, If God has put it in my heart to write on Uprooting, I am sure there would a few bad roots in me or in my family that needs to be completed extinguished (I am not a Perfectionist). This message has helped me to pray to Jesus to remove those bad roots too. I am hoping that it will help you folks as well.
If some of us who are reading this message feel that
"how can God forgive me and help me in removing these bad roots?"
"I am a hard core sinner, these bad roots can never be removed"
OR some of us may still feel that "No ways, I am a very spiritual person, I dont think I have any bad roots in me"
If you have any of those feelings mentioned above, let me tell you one thing, just do one simple thing, sit in God's presence and simply allow the holy spirit to take complete control of you, this message may not convince you but the spirit of the sovereign lord will fall a fresh on you and take to the realms that we have never imagined off.
Also, another thing I wanted to express was, If God has put it in my heart to write on Uprooting, I am sure there would a few bad roots in me or in my family that needs to be completed extinguished (I am not a Perfectionist). This message has helped me to pray to Jesus to remove those bad roots too. I am hoping that it will help you folks as well.
