Genesis 41:17-42-17
Matthew 13:24-46 <-
Psalm 18:1-15
Proverbs 4:1-6
"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. When the wheat
sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
"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?
"'An enemy did this,' he replied.
"The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'
"'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 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.'"
- And later Jesus said -
"The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of
the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of
the age, and the harvesters are angels.
Have you ever been asked "Why is the world the way it is?" "Why does God let these bad things happen?"
"You believe in God when there are so many things wrong with the world?"
First, I think one of the first things I might say to a question like that is, we don't know everything God has done in the world.
I do believe God steps in on many occasion and stops certain things from being as bad as they could be. How many times has
that happened in my own life, I don't know, but I know it's happened.
Still, the world can be a terrible place and many people are suffering. What does the parable of the sower tell us?
This world is not the final product. The world isn't supposed to be like this forever. We're not in the final stage of things.
It's an imperfect world. The Bible tells us in this verse and others, that someday it will all come to an end and a new world
will begin. That one will be perfect. I feel that God is the God of the best possible outcome. Sometimes, that means things have to
be difficult. Everything that happens, good or bad, is all leading up to something new and perfect. Everything will be put in its place.
Matthew 13:24-46 <-
Psalm 18:1-15
Proverbs 4:1-6
"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. When the wheat
sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
"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?
"'An enemy did this,' he replied.
"The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'
"'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 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.'"
- And later Jesus said -
"The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of
the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of
the age, and the harvesters are angels.
Have you ever been asked "Why is the world the way it is?" "Why does God let these bad things happen?"
"You believe in God when there are so many things wrong with the world?"
First, I think one of the first things I might say to a question like that is, we don't know everything God has done in the world.
I do believe God steps in on many occasion and stops certain things from being as bad as they could be. How many times has
that happened in my own life, I don't know, but I know it's happened.
Still, the world can be a terrible place and many people are suffering. What does the parable of the sower tell us?
This world is not the final product. The world isn't supposed to be like this forever. We're not in the final stage of things.
It's an imperfect world. The Bible tells us in this verse and others, that someday it will all come to an end and a new world
will begin. That one will be perfect. I feel that God is the God of the best possible outcome. Sometimes, that means things have to
be difficult. Everything that happens, good or bad, is all leading up to something new and perfect. Everything will be put in its place.
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