Parables from the Master's Mouth part four

The Parable of the Weeds

24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.

27 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

28 “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.

“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

29 “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First, collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn."

Have you ever had a garden where you have planted fruits and vegetables only having to deal with the weeds that pop up and if not properly taken care of, would choke out the things you wanted in the first place? Maybe you have encountered them while mowing the grass or having to use a weed eater to destroy them.

In this teaching, Jesus is talking about the world and the field represents unsaved people. Heaven is the good seed which is those that have come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, and the place we want to be when our life ends. 

The tares, (weeds) in this account, is Satan. He pops up among Christians to destroy their faith, and lead them astray. And sometimes we don't really know who they are because they hide it so well. Others, we can see as the work of the devil as Jim Jones that drove many people to suicide, or some of the televangelists that have preached the message of the Cross but have themselves committed the sin that they preached against. 

The servants of the owner of the field wanted to know if they should get rid of those people who are not really from God, and Jesus told them "no" because sometimes we don't know who the true believers are and who isn't.  Those that are not true believers are to stay until Christ returns and then he will weed them out from those that are, at that time. 

For more teaching on this subject please go to: What is the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares?

Up tomorrow: The Parable of the Leaven or Yeast.

February 6, 2019 Promise: For his anger lasts only for a moment, but his favor lasts for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Hi Friends. I am sorry I couldn't get this posted this morning. I am got to feeling better and am glad I could get it done. I hope and pray you are having a wonderful day. God bless!