wheat among the weeds ...

Matthew 13:24-30 & 36-43

24 He set another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while men were sleeping his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26 But when the stalks of wheat sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also appeared. 27 Then after the slaves of the master of the house came, they said to him, “Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where have the weeds come from?” 28 So he said to them, “An enemy has done this.” Therefore the slaves said to him, “Then, do you wish that we go and pick them?” 29 But he said, “No, lest while you are picking the weeds, you uproot the wheat together with them. 30 Permit them both to grow together until the harvest; and when it is the time of harvest I will tell the harvesters, ‘First gather up the weeds and tie them into bundles to burn them up, and then gather the wheat into my barn.’ ”

36 Then when he left the crowds, he went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” 37 So answering, he said, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man; 38 and the field is the world; now the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; but the weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; now the harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. 40 Therefore, just as the weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all that causes sin and those who commit lawlessness, 42 and they will cast them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Wow, I have missed this parable. I know some of the others but this one is like brand new to me. I heard it today from Ravi. He put it in such a way that I really connected to but wanting to reread and go over it. I want it to sink deeper. Ravi said God wants us to be seeds and DIE - meaning break our lives open and die to self. As a seed grows, we too are to spiritually grow and not to worry as we will grow along side the weeds. To me it sounds like another way for believers to redeem the time... Plus, not to worry.

Argh, how I worry over such stupid stuff like evil and I just don't have to! What a paradox too. Try dying to stuff. Before you take that step, it is the hardest thing to do. Then take that step and the next. Then you begin to ask yourself why you are so joyful! Could it be? It just is. Simply put - seek God with all you have - yes, even as a believer you don't stop seeking. As you continue to walk closer and closer to God, you cannot help but feel a deep seated joy....