Gospel Reflections #271: Do we have a problem with the obvious Tares?
- Touch Point
- Mar 20, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 21, 2024
Matthew 13:38 "The field is the world, the good seed are the children of the Kingdom, the poisonous wheat are the children of the wicked."
These are Jesus' words explaining the parable of the poisonous wheat in the field.
The field represents the world, and Jesus allows the children of the wicked to grow up with the children of the Kingdom.
God pours out His love on those who are good wheat and those who are poisonous wheat alike, and gives them an environment in which they can grow in love.
Even though the wheat is indistinguishable at first, God leaves it as it is until the difference between the good and the bad becomes apparent and it becomes clear whether it is good or bad.
Why is this?
God does not judge people as good or bad.
I feel that God gives us an environment in which our faith matures in various people so that we can be people who give our best to others no matter what they are like, rather than being judges like God of things that God can see but we cannot.
By growing the good wheat and the poisonous wheat together, God may be waiting for the poisonous wheat to be transformed into the good wheat.
We are not to distinguish which wheat is good and which is poisonous, but to rejoice in the fact that we are being nurtured by God's love in the field of this world, receive God's love firmly, and share it with others. I believe that God wants us to wait and believe that the poisonous wheat will be transformed into good wheat.
God's ways are very different from the ways of the world.
Our God does not give up until the end, and He does not cut corners until the end.
God never pulls us out easily or burns us.
God loves us and forgives us to the end.
Those who experience this will be able to truly desire to be changed from the poisonous wheat to the good wheat.
There is nothing that God's love cannot change!
This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, a devoted student of the Bible who passionately embraces the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on the Gospels as a way to reach out to others and spread the message of Jesus. We're sharing her message here so that you too can experience the joy that comes from the Gospel that has filled her heart.