The Giant Sequoia Redwood Trees

 

The giant sequoia redwood trees in California are a great lesson for us.  Let me explain: although they average 300 feet tall (many are over 400’ tall), their roots are only 12-14 feet deep.  But these roots spread out over an acre anchoring the tree in 90,000 cubic feet of soil.  The key to the sequoia’s stability is the grove of trees that they surround themselves with.  Sequoia redwoods never exist alone.  They can’t.  Winds would easily blow over a solitary 300-foot-high tree.  But their roots intertwine with other trees in the grove keeping each other securely anchored.  And that, my friend, is the secret of the church too.  We depend upon one another.  Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 4:9, “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”  While I am praying for you, you are praying for me.  And like the giant sequoias, we depend upon one another.  And I am so grateful for your prayers for Kathy and me.  Blessings and prayers to you as WE pray to the dear Lord for each other!