Message from Scripture: 12/1/2020

 

Our message from Scripture today is Matt. 13:24-25.  “Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.’”

 

Tares being sown in someone’s field was an attempt to ruin that person’s harvest. Tares were weeds that resembled wheat, until they matured, when the heads turned black. This is why in the parable the owner of the field said wait until the harvest, or judgment, when it would be evident which was which. What can we learn from the parables of the tares for our lives today?

 

We learn there are imperfections in life. There will always be weeds in the field; there are no fields where only flowers grow. Even though God’s plan for the church is perfect, we who comprise it are fallible human beings. We need God’s grace, persistence, and a spirit of humility to overcome Satan’s designs to destroy us.

 

We learn that appearances are deceiving. We can’t know every situation that goes on in another person’s life, what their true motives are, or the condition of their heart; God, however, does. “For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God” (1 Cor. 2:11).

 

We learn that the fruit our lives produce is the final test of where we spend eternity. Paul said, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary” (Gal. 6:7-9).

 

May we seek to sow the seed of the kingdom, which bears good fruit in our lives, and the lives of those who yield to the will of the Father. Eternity is too important to do anything less. Have a great day. God bless.

 

Robert