Jesus told this parable: A land owner sowed good seed in his field, but that night his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat. After time, both sprouted. His servants asked the owner if he wanted them to pull up the weeds. He answered, “No… because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest” (Matthew 13:29).
Weeds are aggressive in their attempt to smother what is holy. They spread twisted half-truths and send out tendrils of intimidation. We do our best to make right choices, resist our lower nature, and be good. We depend on God to water, nourish, and shine on us. We fight to thrive and be all God designed us to be, and do all He planned for us.
If we had our way, we would have the weeds pulled up but our Father sees danger in that—His precious wheat may be prematurely uprooted in the process. Ever protective of His own, He will not endanger us by pulling up the weeds—so we coexist. Until it’s harvest time.
Wheat is not planted to create a pretty field but to be harvested. So we wait, among the weeds, for the day of harvest when our Father will separate us for Himself and bring us safely home.
The Son of Man will send out his angels,
Matthew 13:41, 43
and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
Finding Hope, 65 Meditations for a Broken Heart
BARBARA HIGBY 
Excellent, Barbara. Am I willing to wait until God is finished both with me and others? Trying to rush Him along is truly a fool’s errand. He will finish in his time, will he not.
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Agreed, Marc, His time is always the best time.
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Wow…a revelatory word that so spoke to my heart! 💜
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Thank you, Jan!
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