Anyone who has ever removed a stump without the assistance of some serious mechanical help has a great appreciation for roots. To withstand storms, hold up the load of a wet snow, and provide the huge plant with nutrients for life a tree has to have a massive root system. The roots become firmly embedded in the ground, going around and under, rocks, other roots, and anything else in the sub-terrain.
Paul's desire for the Ephesian believers was that they would be "rooted and grounded in love."
This would lead to a comprehension of the incomprehensible love of Christ. (Ephesians 4:17-19) He said in Colossians 2:7, that the believers at Colossae were "firmly rooted" and were now being "built up." You can't do the latter without the former.
I want to be like "be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water," (Psalm 1:3) enjoying the sunshine of God's love, able to stand the storms of life, and bearing fruit.
It's STTA.
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