Good morning! A clear and cold morning dawns over the high plains. In a class this fall, the students were tasked with writing a paper on their roots; the family heritage and ethnic history that contributed to who they are today. I do not know a lot about our family history, the genealogy, or what racial and ethnic roots we have in our background. It may be that our family is so ethnically diverse that we can only be described as American. What does come to me today is the great history behind the Word. Lately, I have been reading in Jeremiah. He foretold of the destruction to come to Israel and Judah. This places his life way back there, about 3,000 years ago. You and I can open the Word and read the thoughts, fears, and hopes of someone who lived in what seems to us a very long time ago. Looking for roots? The Word tells us of our Christian heritage, all the way back to the Creation. The founder and object of our faith, Jesus Christ, is there, along with Abraham, Paul, Mary, Peter, and many others. Gentiles is another way to describe us physically and racially, but in Christ we are all one family under God. If you are ever feeling cut off from your "roots", look no farther than the Word of God. There you and I can find all the roots that we need in Christ Jesus. It should be no surprise to us that Jesus spoke of our firm foundation in Him. We stand on a mighty foundation and our fears of being ungrounded are, to put it succinctly, groundless.
Rejoice in God the Father on this fine day!
Bucky
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