Matthew 13:25 (NIV)
25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and
sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
In the first parable about sowing, the Word of God was sown
and fell on four different conditions of soil. The parable of the weeds,
however, is not about sowing the Word of God; it is about Jesus sowing the good
seed, “the sons of the kingdom,” into the world. The “sons of the
kingdom” are scattered to preach the gospel to every creature. (Mark 16:15) In
this parable, the field represents the world. Into this field of good seed (the
wheat), the evil one planted his seed (the weeds), the “sons of the evil one.”
Thus, the people of the kingdom live side by side with the people of the evil
one until the end of the age when Jesus separates them out and the weeds, the
“sons of the evil one,” are burned.
Are you a “son of the kingdom,” influencing your world with
the truth of Christ? Jesus teaches us in this parable that “the righteous will
shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” (v.42) As sons of the
kingdom, we grow up next to the weeds of the world, but we are called to shine
with Christ’s light in the harvest fields.
Where is your harvest field? We are called to bloom where we
are planted – in our workplace, in our homes, and in our relationships. This
week, consider where God has planted you and remember that as a “son of the
kingdom” you are bringing Christ’s Presence everywhere you go.
Thought for today:
Can I thrive where I’m planted?
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