Lessons from a Plant, Part 1 – The Tap Root
Many times the Bible compares us to plants and as I learn about plants in my horticulture class, I’m seeing many similarities and lessons we can learn. Here’s the first one about the tap root taken from P.Min’s sermon The Necessity of Self-Irrigation
The tap root is the main root for some types of plants. It goes deep and the other roots spread out of it. 
The purpose of the root is to absorb moisture for the plant. If there is always moisture on the surface, there is no need for the tap root to grow deep. However, in times of dryness, the tap root will grow deeper in search of moisture. If the tap root hits the water table, it will be able to drink up the water and no longer need to depend on rain for water. In wet times and dry times, the plant will be watered.
We are just like plants where spiritual nourishment is like water. When times are good, when spiritual nourishment is easily availible, our ‘tap roots’ don’t grow very deep. Yet when we go through dry times, it’s then that we learn to search for deeper truths and when our tap root hits the water table, the grace of God and correct understanding and interpretation of the scripture, we will be watered and nourished in the good times and in the bad times. In the wet times and the dry times. This could be a reason why we go through the spiritual dry times. It helps us to grow deeper and get connected to the true source of spiritual nourishment. We need to be plants with deep tap roots fed from the underground rivers of God’s grace.