DId God Really Say…

March 15, 2024

Read Numbers 4, Psalm 74, Colossians 2

In 1984 Space Biospheres Ventures, a company based in Arizona, began to build a completely self-contained biosphere that was completely cut off from the rest of the world. Designed to function completely on its own the scientists and engineers had thought of everything… almost everything. Several years after the project began. The trees planted in the biosphere begin to topple down and the large majority of them fell and died. After digging into the problem, they discovered what they missed and did not account for in their biosphere… wind. Not accounting for wind was the trees downfall (pardon the pun!). Trees need a steady amount of wind to drive the roots of the tree to dig down deeper and help the tree remain stable. Without the constant stress of the wind on the trees the roots failed to go deep enough to support the weight of the growing tree. In 2011 the University of Arizona took over what is now known as Biosphere 2.

In Colossians 2 we find Paul encouraging the Christians in Colosse take hold of something similar. “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, ⁷ rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness” vv. 6-7. The next verse tells us one way that Paul warned the early church to be careful and to be rooted in our beliefs. “See to it that no-one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ” v. 8. We live in a time where many people say “beliefs don’t matter” or that they are secondary to our actions and being kind or nice. Nothing could be further from the truth. Our convictions and beliefs will control our actions and behavior.

We all need to be rooted in Christ Jesus and in our faith so that when the storms of life come, we will be ready to face them. The little stresses we face in life help prepare us for bigger situations. If we are not rooted good, we will fall more easily. Being thankful is a big part of it too. If we neglect to thank God for working in our lives and making us into who He desires for us to be it will be easy to walk away when times get tough.

What else do you find when you read these three chapters? What words, phrases, or themes stand out to you? Add your thoughts below.

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