ROOTED

Venice Ave  Lit'l Banyan - Plein Air Oil

CAST- was yesterday’s theme, HOME- was the days before that.

Today’s?  ROOTED – (ROOT)

Eph. 3:17… being rooted and established in love.

Thesaurus: grounded, based, fixed.

Dictionary: only speaks to (root)

Definition 1. Caught my eye: The part of the plant that grows downward into the soil.  Ahh but 2. The foundation of anything. 3. A source, origin, or cause. 4. (math) x’s itself ____x’s =’s____ [in an artist’s eye :0)] 5. (more math) a quantity that, when substituted for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies the equation [WOW] 6. The part of the word that conveys its essential meaning.  And Last but not least 7. (pl) a person’s ethnic and cultural origins.

Fascinatingly DEEP word. (pun intended!)

In studying The Word, words sometimes come into play as a part also –as a need to understand context, also the root, both meaning and origin.  Oh to be a scholar that understands the Greek and the Latin too.  The Genius of minds like Leonardo… that never satisfied with mere appearances or the surface… always seeking the root… cause, and effects.

Here, my study on the mere elementary level of words, and from this quiet-time “In His Light… Before The Dawn” all done in the perspective of a “Journal- on this journey of God’s Truths” as have it entered on the title page of each new journal.  Embarrassed to say this is the 110^th.  Obviously why God made me an Artist, and gave me this other artful outlet of journaling too.  Heaven forbid that a poor poor soul be stuck with having to listen to ALL these ponderings. Instead its released here, to read at will.  Someday the ART of edit may enter this life too.  Alas, Imagine that – i – digress…

ROOTED- Biblical- Eph. 3:17; its context is better formed in 16-21.  Now isn’t that convenient that when studying The Word, combined with a word: rooted – that would actually be led to a prayer. !?!?!?  AND a prayer that has many a time encouraged and lifted me up from this chair when prayed.  This prayer has never stopped there though; many more times like ROOT #5. definition, many an unknown name inserted… and know full well by faith The Root satisfied. 

Eph. 3:16 I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.  And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

20 Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work in us, 21 to Him be the glory in the churches in Christ Jesus throughout all generations for ever and ever! Amen

ROOTED –(ROOT) Pictured here is a Banyan tree; A tree that fascinates many, because its roots grow above the ground, down from its ever expanding branches.  Fascinating getting opportunity to see what is usually hidden from view – or as in math an unknown that satisfies the equation.

Eph. 3:16 …rooted and established in love

…where this study began.  Where a known, that is not usually a paintable visual in itself – (love) remains an absolute and real and our foundation that is fascinatingly AWESOME when it too gets to live above ground, for all to see.

Hmmmmmmm…. Banyan Tree to illustrate Rooted, ever expanding branches that expands both down and up simultaneously to reach out where all can be seen.

Living what we are established in; love …out loud! A stretch (yes pun intended again)

Yup – surpasses knowledge …filled to the measure of ALL THE FULLNESS

Of GOD!

5. a quantity that, when substituted for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies the equation.

WOW!

Not unknowable, but so great that it can’t be completely known.  God who is infinite in all His attributes, allows US to draw on His resources – in this case – His love.

Am thinking that just may satisfy the equation indeed – Godspeed.

Good News remains too in that HE is in-control and to Him there IS no unknown.  He simply gives us all that we need – to see – this faith walk…

Never realized it looked so much like a banyan tree…

The usual unknown made visible ever growing – in every direction especially in:

dwell in your hearts His Spirit

 in our inner being strengthened with Gods power.

WOW

To Him be the glory forever AND EVER! Amen.

Perhaps all too intense for one in the day to day to perceive – is simplified as it is applied.

Be it applied in a painting, a journal (rambling ones at that), a blog, a classroom, a home, a office, a street, a grocery line; God knows the unknown applications to every equation in their time.  Being rooted and established in Him, by faith, each gift, and each ones gift, be it as it may – may be applied in just the right way.

Ok, TIME to WORK.

May it be an UP DAY!

Pray (cast) away.

Boy's Exploring The In And Outs Together - Private collection portrait. Even little guys climbing their favorite really little banyan tree enjoy the root living where all can see.