Weeds

Mt. 13:24-43

Jesus continued to speak in parables to fulfill OT prophecies. One of those parables was the parable of the weeds. In this parable, Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven was like a man who sowed good seed in his field. While he and his men slept, the enemy came in a sowed weeds among the good seeds. What was he to do? Pulling out the weeds at an early stage would destroy the good seed as well. So the master said to wait until the harvest, and then gather the weeds and burn them.

After the crowds left, the disciples wanted to understand the parable. His explanation went like this: the sower is the Son of man, the field the world, the weeds the sons of the evil one, and the enemy is the devil. So will it be that the Lord will send His angels to gather the weeds out of His kingdom and they will be thrown into the fiery furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun. 

As I am studying 2 Peter, I see how this parable fits so clearly to the descriptions of false teachers. Why were their false teachers in the church, in the body of believers? Why would they even want to be there? Simply put, their father the devil wants to take as many as he can away from Jesus. Even though the battle is over and the victory won, he still fights like he has a chance. Sadly, he takes many people down with him, people who are unsteady souls. Maybe they have heard the word and are interested, but they still haven't made the final decision. They aren't all in! They may be in the church for a long time and still be these unsteady souls. It only illustrates the fact that there is a mission field even within the church. Where there are those without Jesus, Christians must speak out. We must share the message of eternal life. We must reach out to unsteady souls. Disciple them. Be assured of their eternal destiny.

Father,

Open my eyes to see those who are unsteady. Give me Your strength and wisdom to share with those who need your saving words and assurance of their eternal destiny.

In Jesus name,

Amen