"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?' But he said, 'No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest....'" (Matthew 13:28-30a)
This is the Kingdom of Heaven in the Earth: Tares and wheat in the nations of the world, "....both grow together...." Look around you, and you will see this being played out.
Read, listen, watch the news, moreover, and you will see this parable manifesting throughout the earth. I confess that I have had at times a tendency to attempt to root out tares. That's not our job.
So, now what? Well, forgo any, "....to go and gather them up". We look for ripen fruit; we proclaim and live Jesus Christ in our day. Then, according to King Jesus, we allow the wheat and the tares to, "....both grow together------------------------- until the harvest."
Father, in Jesus' Name, forgive me for when I have attempted to uproot the tares. Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
