WHEN WEEDS SPRING UP
Jesus told them
another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in
his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds
among the wheat, and went away’. Matthew 13:24 (NIV)
Jesus is telling a
parable in Matthew 13 about a man who went out to his field and planted wheat
in the ground. He sowed good seed. In another sense it shows the picture of a
man who was doing the right thing, honoring God with his life and being good to
others. But while he slept, an enemy came in and planted weeds.
The man didn’t know
what had happened. He was expecting to have a great harvest; after all, he did all
the right things. But the weeds sprang up among his wheat. Sometimes, things
happen in life. Weeds spring up that we didn’t have anything to do with. The
key is to keep the right attitude and keep focusing on the goodness of God.
When these unexpected challenges happen, we can say, ‘It is just another weed.
I didn’t sow it so I don’t have to reap it.’ Then we can keep the door open for
God to move on our behalf.
Today, don’t let the
weeds even take root. Don’t let discouragement creep in. Instead, lift up your
eyes of faith to what your Father God can do for you. Keep believing, keep
praying, and keep hoping because your harvest is on the way! When weeds begin
to spring, trash it out by prayer and with the Word of God!
Confession
I consider the current
challenges in my life as just another weed that I didn’t sow so I don’t have to
reap. The circumstances cannot overwhelm me, but I soar above them. I shut the
door to my heart from weeds of hurt, bitterness, discouragement and anguish and
I open up to God!
Reference: Matthew
26:41; Luke 22:31-32; 1 Peter 5:8
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