The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares

Matthew 13: 24-30

²⁴ Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; ²⁵ but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. ²⁶ But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. ²⁷ So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ ²⁸ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ ²⁹ But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. ³⁰ Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn."



Today, it is evident, if it has not been evident,before now, that there are many tares among the wheat; they are there to destroy and are placed strategically. The issues that are arising in this day and time are showing clearly who will stand firmly in the truth of God and who will not. Remember He said I have come to set father against son...." because it is not easy to do the will of God completely. Narrow is the way to Christ and few will enter there. There is a saying, many use; "he is too heavenly minded to be any earthly good", noting that this person is of no use to those around him. Well, let's turn that around, "too many today are "too earthly minded that they are not heavenly good." We live here but this is not our home.

God's desire is that none will perish but it is their choice ultimately. Be careful that you don't allow those around you to influence you to fight for the earthly rights of others to do what they feel is right in their hearts, but lead to eternal damnation.  The countries of the world are making choices that go against what Christ taught and we have to make a choice. Persecution has come but it does not look the same as in the East. It is among us, living, breathing, working, playing with us to turn our hearts from the one true God. The evidences of it in the media, social media profiles, statuses, the arguments; its all so evident. Open your eyes focus and see what is true.


 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
¹¹ He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. ¹² For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. ¹³ Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. ¹⁴ And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:

‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
¹⁵ For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should^[a] heal them.’^[b]

¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; ¹⁷ for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.