| Matthew 13:24-30 NIV24 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. ”We all co-exist in this world of trouble and evil. God watches and reigns with justice. No one is getting away with anything. While the world is full of trouble (the weeds), God will separate the evil from good (the wheat) in the day of harvest (judgment). We may want to take matters into our own hands and deal with the trouble and evil, but Jesus warns that when we take over and get in the way of God (who can handle it a lot better than us), we may do more harm than good. At times, we may ask, “Why does God allow the evil to thrive among the good?” Know that everything is in God’s hands. We have to let go and let God. Be still (Psalm 46:10). |
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