Devotion:
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Read Matthew 13:24-30.
A landowner had a large piece of property that was big enough for him to have people till the land, prepare it for seeds, plant the seeds and harvest the wheat. In time it became evident that someone planted tares or weeds in his field. Jesus explains this parable when He tells the disciples the Field represents the World. The landowner is Jesus, the good seeds are the children of the kingdom, and the weeds are the children of the evil one.
The workers asked him if they should gather up the tares/weeds. But the landowner replied, If you tear out the weeds you will end up getting some of the wheat as well. Let them grow together and we will sort everything when we harvest the wheat. We need to understand that the rooting out and sorting out is the work of angels and not the work of the church. Jesus warned us about trying to get rid of the weeds. By doing so we might get rid of some of the wheat as well. J Ellsworth Kalas once wrote, What looks today like a weed may in truth be nothing other than an immature blade of wheat.
Personal Worship Option:
Heavenly Father, you are the Lord of the harvest. You see both the good and the evil that grow in this world. Teach us to trust Your timing and Your justice when we are tempted to judge too quickly or pull up what we do not understand. Give us grace to live faithfully among the weeds, by showing love and truth. In Jesus name. Amen
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