TAKE ROOT

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 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. For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see HIM, there is no beauty that we should desire HIM.  Esaias saith, There shall be a Root of Jesse, and HE that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in HIM shall the Gentiles trust. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am The Root and the Offspring of David, and the Bright and Morning Star. 

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. Bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him. I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. Take root downward, and bear fruit upward. His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.  My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. The root of the righteous shall not be moved. The root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love. Rooted and built up in HIM, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled. These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots. Take root downward, and bear fruit upward.