Matthew 13  24  Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. 
27 “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?’ 
28 ” ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. 
“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ 
29 ” ‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. 30 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.’ ” 

 

I am sometimes discouraged by the decay of the world around me—as I am sure that Jesus was.  And perhaps that is why He told the disciples this parable….because sometimes it seems that things are “breaking down” around us—that, in fact, Satan is tipping the scales on our society.  You will not get any argument from me that this is going on—-but we must play our part in taking responsibility for what we see.

 

You see, God is clear about the mission…..His mission and OUR mission.  He is the harvester and at the right time He will harvest the crop and burn the weeds.  Until then, it is our job to take care of the fields.

 

So how do we do this?  For me, I simply look at what Jesus did, read what He has written me, and pray.  And then try release what He released:

 

Hope

Forgiveness

Love

Generosity

Justice

Healing

Faith

Love

 

And in those times that we get weakened, or discouraged, by the world around us…..it is important for us to remember that:  God Is In Control.

 

And so we must battle.

 

I saw a sign that really inspired me….It said:  WARSHIP.  It is the idea of us Singing out to God, Praying, Loving, Forgiving, Giving, or doing anything where we are acting out in the Spirit of God is actually defeating the darkness that we see.  I have to believe that this is true….in fact, I have seen it be true right before my eyes.  When someone who is living in darkness comes into the light their life begins to change.

 

When we WORSHIP we change the scenery around us.

 

When we try to sort through good and evil and process the big picture….it is too big for us to fathom….but when we focus on the King and leave it in His hands—He bats 1.000.

So go release the Kingdom by doing the work of the King.

 

In The Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.