Rooted: Built-up: Overflowing

“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” Colossians 2:6:7  I do enjoy digging into the school theme.  Finding out what words mean, reading for other translations and even researching some of the original language.  This year’s theme, Rooted: Built-up: Overflowing comes from the verse I opened with. 

It starts with a good firm foundation.  If we have received Christ then we are rooted in him. These roots anchor us to Christ.  We are fixed and embedded in Him.   We are established, fastened, attached, secured, affixed, and moored to Jesus our Saviour and Lord.   This provides that firm foundation, the basis,  substance, and underpinning of our very existence.  This lays the groundwork, establishes the footing, and provides that base for our lives. 

The next part has to do with being built-up. If we are rooted in Christ then we are continually being built-up.  This dynamic that speaks to progression and growth.  The roots that anchor us also provide nourishment for building, developing and moving towards transformation.  This growth in Christ is encouraged and fostered as it is strengthened.  It is supported by our faith, reinforced by our confidence and conviction in the Triune God.  The faith we were taught braces and fortifies us. 

In our lives this should be abundantly clear as we overflow with thankfulness.  I don’t want you to just think of a coffee cup overflowing but rather a teeming river bursting over a large dam causing a flood of gratitude and grace.  We are filled up, brimming with appreciation and awe for all that Christ has done. 

At PCS we have looked at God’s threads the past two years.  We are rooted in Christ, the Word and a solid Christian perspective.  I believe our students have been strengthened in the faith and they are growing in the knowledge and the wonder of the grace of God. From this we want their learning and their lives to spill over, to flood our community (and beyond) with the thankfulness that comes from knowing God, growing in Him, and sharing that with others. 

We pray the staff and students will experience this not only this year but through the rest of their lives. Message says it this way, “You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well-constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into thanksgiving.” ~Colossians 2:6-7