Leave those weeds alone!

Reading in Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 we read a story that Jesus told, likening the Kingdom of Heaven to a field planted with good seed.

The farmer planted good seeds, wheat. Then, that night, the farmer’s enemy came and planted weeds in the field with the wheat. The farmer’s loyal workers are all up in arms and want to get rid of all those weeds, but the farmer tells them to wait and the harvesters will handle it later.

As you read on through verses 36-43, you’ll see the “code” to the parable.

• The “good seed” (God’s people) have been planted in the world.
• The “weeds” (Satan’s people) have been planted among them — and look a lot like them.
• The “harvest” (end of the world) comes and the “weeds” will be plucked out, tied up and thrown into the fire.

We’re told not to pull the weeds now, it will be disruptive. So, even though we see and recognize the weeds amongst us, we leave them there.

Instead, we do what we’re called to do.

Then, on that day when the harvest comes, God will have His harvesters — His angels — remove those who acted like they were of God but who really belonged to the enemy. They will then tie them up and toss them into the fire while they gather the wheat into the barn.

What we tend to do with those weeds, though, is spot one and rip it up as soon as we think we see it, thinking it’s our job, our duty to not only point them out but to yank them out and feed them to the flames.

When will we realize that is not what we’re called to do?

I wonder if there’s an angel in Heaven getting angry because we’re taking on his job? I wonder if God is angry because we’re taking on a job that He’s specifically said is not ours?

Last note: “then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom”

Our sun is 93 million miles from earth, yet it can blind us if we look at it. It can burn us if we are exposed to it too long. God says we will shine like that.

Wow.

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