A long time ago there was this story told:
“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
“‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
“‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”
This story talks about these weeds that have somehow infiltrated either the world or the church (some scholars believe each of these). The weeds that were planted when they were young looked exactly like the wheat. This is why the man or master did not want his servants to go take out the weeds because it would be almost impossible to tell the difference between the two, not because there might be one or two 'good' seeds taken out, but because it was nearly impossible to tell the difference.
The story also talks about a time when it is okay to harvest. When the wheat and the weeds mature you can tell them apart, as they grow they begin to look very different. This is why the man said to wait until harvest, because then it is impossible to pull out the wheat instead of the weeds.
To me, this is one of those stories that continually happens. I know people in and out of the church who are good, good people who are after God's heart whether they realize it or not. And on the flip side I know people in and out of the church who are selfish and are only after the desires of their own heart. The majority of people I know fall somewhere inbetween though. They are still searching and struggling between these two places. They are far too young for me to determine whether they are wheat or not. I still don't know what I am either.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
“‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
“‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”
This story talks about these weeds that have somehow infiltrated either the world or the church (some scholars believe each of these). The weeds that were planted when they were young looked exactly like the wheat. This is why the man or master did not want his servants to go take out the weeds because it would be almost impossible to tell the difference between the two, not because there might be one or two 'good' seeds taken out, but because it was nearly impossible to tell the difference.
The story also talks about a time when it is okay to harvest. When the wheat and the weeds mature you can tell them apart, as they grow they begin to look very different. This is why the man said to wait until harvest, because then it is impossible to pull out the wheat instead of the weeds.
To me, this is one of those stories that continually happens. I know people in and out of the church who are good, good people who are after God's heart whether they realize it or not. And on the flip side I know people in and out of the church who are selfish and are only after the desires of their own heart. The majority of people I know fall somewhere inbetween though. They are still searching and struggling between these two places. They are far too young for me to determine whether they are wheat or not. I still don't know what I am either.
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