Our paragraph topic is: (Parable of the weeds) Part 2.
Christ continues to tell the people and his disciples about the kingdom of heaven and how the world was contaminated with the weeds. To those who are listening and can hear, they understand the message. To those who are listening and can not discern, Christ is telling a story. To those who are not listening, they are lost, they do not understand, and they will not understand for they have been deceived by the evil one. And to those who have come to destroy, they hear the parable and know that Christ speaks of them.
The kingdom of heaven is like a man who went out to sow good seed in his field. God has planted mankind upon the earth to grow and prosper but weeds have been planted among the seeds. Weeds have been growing along side the good seeds of the kingdom of heaven. And the weeds have been contaminating the good seed and leading them astray. So now, the crop is mutated. Now, the crop does not produce to its full measure. Now, the crop only produces 30% or 60% of the time and the rest of the time it is unproductive or leans toward the production of evil fruit. The rest of the time it is corrupted. The rest of the time it is choked and its fruit is mutated into a different fruit. Christ tells the people, "And when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then the weeds appeared as well.
So this is the state of things today. The weed and the seed grow together. The good seed given from heaven exists in a world where the weed exists also. What is there to be done? What is there that can be done to remove the weeds from the precious plants that bring forth fruit for the nourishment of mankind. Evil exists in the world. Evil finds a place among God's children. Evil finds a place in the hearts and minds of men. For evil brings forth weeds and the weeds live among the good fruit of the Lord.
Get out your weed killer! Get out your trimmers! For the weeds must be cut away! The weeds must not stop the growth of the good seed of God. Clear away the ground! The good seed must grow without hindrance. Water the soil that the good seed may be nourished! Be watchful of the growth of weeds! Be vigilant that they do not return to take up growth near the good seed. For the good seed must grow. The good seed must prosper. The good seed must bring forth good fruit. We are the children of the Lord and he is our father. He has given us the perfect weed killer. He has given us the Holy Spirit that will remove all weeds no matter what kind. But we must use it. We must take the Holy Spirit with us at all times least we find ourselves surrounded by weeds. Christ gave us the formula. He gave us the words. And within those words we will find the keys to bring forth our fruit. Christ sent us the Holy Spirit, the weed killer that will protect us from the weeds of the evil one. Take your weed killer with you at all times! Keep him on your mind and in your heart. Without him you will be open to attack by the weeds that will steal your fruit!
Christ continues to tell the people and his disciples about the kingdom of heaven and how the world was contaminated with the weeds. To those who are listening and can hear, they understand the message. To those who are listening and can not discern, Christ is telling a story. To those who are not listening, they are lost, they do not understand, and they will not understand for they have been deceived by the evil one. And to those who have come to destroy, they hear the parable and know that Christ speaks of them.
The kingdom of heaven is like a man who went out to sow good seed in his field. God has planted mankind upon the earth to grow and prosper but weeds have been planted among the seeds. Weeds have been growing along side the good seeds of the kingdom of heaven. And the weeds have been contaminating the good seed and leading them astray. So now, the crop is mutated. Now, the crop does not produce to its full measure. Now, the crop only produces 30% or 60% of the time and the rest of the time it is unproductive or leans toward the production of evil fruit. The rest of the time it is corrupted. The rest of the time it is choked and its fruit is mutated into a different fruit. Christ tells the people, "And when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then the weeds appeared as well.
So this is the state of things today. The weed and the seed grow together. The good seed given from heaven exists in a world where the weed exists also. What is there to be done? What is there that can be done to remove the weeds from the precious plants that bring forth fruit for the nourishment of mankind. Evil exists in the world. Evil finds a place among God's children. Evil finds a place in the hearts and minds of men. For evil brings forth weeds and the weeds live among the good fruit of the Lord.
Get out your weed killer! Get out your trimmers! For the weeds must be cut away! The weeds must not stop the growth of the good seed of God. Clear away the ground! The good seed must grow without hindrance. Water the soil that the good seed may be nourished! Be watchful of the growth of weeds! Be vigilant that they do not return to take up growth near the good seed. For the good seed must grow. The good seed must prosper. The good seed must bring forth good fruit. We are the children of the Lord and he is our father. He has given us the perfect weed killer. He has given us the Holy Spirit that will remove all weeds no matter what kind. But we must use it. We must take the Holy Spirit with us at all times least we find ourselves surrounded by weeds. Christ gave us the formula. He gave us the words. And within those words we will find the keys to bring forth our fruit. Christ sent us the Holy Spirit, the weed killer that will protect us from the weeds of the evil one. Take your weed killer with you at all times! Keep him on your mind and in your heart. Without him you will be open to attack by the weeds that will steal your fruit!
