#Day3 Kingdom Series
THE FIELD OWNER'S PATIENCE
“Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I will tell the reapers, ‘First pull up the weeds.’”
—Matthew 13:30
In Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43; The Parable of the Weeds. The enemy sowed weeds while people slept. Weeds are a plant that looks so much like wheat in its first weeks of growth that they are practically indistinguishable. The servants, discovering the mixture, want to act immediately. But the landowner stops them: No, wait. Premature sorting could damage the wheat. The harvest will come.
This parable teaches us that God's Kingdom is advancing in a mixed world, and it is advancing patiently. The subtle danger in this parable is the desire to purify too quickly. In a community, in a church, in a family, there's the urge to judge, to categorize, to separate good from bad before God himself has decided. But we see the leaves, not the roots.
The Lord knows those who belong to him (2 Timothy 2:19). And the fruit always betrays the tree in the end (Matthew 7:16). The final judgment belongs to God. Our role is to nurture and let grow.
Do you tend to make hasty judgments about situations and people? Does the patience of the landowner resonate with you this morning? Is there someone in your life about whom you've passed a final verdict? Take the risk of patience today. Pray for that person. Let God work where you cannot reach.
May the Lord teach us the patience of the farmer who trusts in the harvest without trying to rush it. May He protect us from the temptation to judge what only He can judge. May He give us eyes to see the processes He is orchestrating and keep us faithful, like wheat that grows until harvest.
#TheKingdom🏼
#SpiritAndLife
THE FIELD OWNER'S PATIENCE
“Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I will tell the reapers, ‘First pull up the weeds.’”
—Matthew 13:30
In Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43; The Parable of the Weeds. The enemy sowed weeds while people slept. Weeds are a plant that looks so much like wheat in its first weeks of growth that they are practically indistinguishable. The servants, discovering the mixture, want to act immediately. But the landowner stops them: No, wait. Premature sorting could damage the wheat. The harvest will come.
This parable teaches us that God's Kingdom is advancing in a mixed world, and it is advancing patiently. The subtle danger in this parable is the desire to purify too quickly. In a community, in a church, in a family, there's the urge to judge, to categorize, to separate good from bad before God himself has decided. But we see the leaves, not the roots.
The Lord knows those who belong to him (2 Timothy 2:19). And the fruit always betrays the tree in the end (Matthew 7:16). The final judgment belongs to God. Our role is to nurture and let grow.
Do you tend to make hasty judgments about situations and people? Does the patience of the landowner resonate with you this morning? Is there someone in your life about whom you've passed a final verdict? Take the risk of patience today. Pray for that person. Let God work where you cannot reach.
May the Lord teach us the patience of the farmer who trusts in the harvest without trying to rush it. May He protect us from the temptation to judge what only He can judge. May He give us eyes to see the processes He is orchestrating and keep us faithful, like wheat that grows until harvest.
#TheKingdom🏼
#SpiritAndLife
#Day3 Kingdom Series
THE FIELD OWNER'S PATIENCE
“Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I will tell the reapers, ‘First pull up the weeds.’”
—Matthew 13:30
In Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43; The Parable of the Weeds. The enemy sowed weeds while people slept. Weeds are a plant that looks so much like wheat in its first weeks of growth that they are practically indistinguishable. The servants, discovering the mixture, want to act immediately. But the landowner stops them: No, wait. Premature sorting could damage the wheat. The harvest will come.
This parable teaches us that God's Kingdom is advancing in a mixed world, and it is advancing patiently. The subtle danger in this parable is the desire to purify too quickly. In a community, in a church, in a family, there's the urge to judge, to categorize, to separate good from bad before God himself has decided. But we see the leaves, not the roots.
The Lord knows those who belong to him (2 Timothy 2:19). And the fruit always betrays the tree in the end (Matthew 7:16). The final judgment belongs to God. Our role is to nurture and let grow.
Do you tend to make hasty judgments about situations and people? Does the patience of the landowner resonate with you this morning? Is there someone in your life about whom you've passed a final verdict? Take the risk of patience today. Pray for that person. Let God work where you cannot reach.
May the Lord teach us the patience of the farmer who trusts in the harvest without trying to rush it. May He protect us from the temptation to judge what only He can judge. May He give us eyes to see the processes He is orchestrating and keep us faithful, like wheat that grows until harvest.
#TheKingdom🙏🏼
#SpiritAndLife🔥
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