Isaiah 11:10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

During the talk on discipleship on walk 1807 there was much said which described us, the branches and our connection to the vine. The Lord said look deeper, look to the root. The image was from a documentary I saw a few months ago.

In Ethiopia there was a discovery in a deep cave of a root that made its way down from the surface thousands of feet to feed off a water source deep within the earth. It was traced back to a fig tree that was growing out of solid rock. At the surface the root could not be seen, only the tree, the fruit and the rock.

A closer examination of the root demonstrates the power of the root to overcome every obstacle to bring fruit to fruition. It is patiently persistent, it never gives up its nature in favor of its environment. The root is the ultimate overcomer. The branch does not even appear if the root has not been established in the first place. No root, no branch, no fruit.

Ephesians 3:16-19 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

No matter how deep the love, the root will bring it to the surface.