Matthew 13: 24-25 ” 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.’ “

The weeds Jesus is speaking of here are called darnel or “mimic weed”, a plant that looks remarkably like wheat, but its seed is toxic to humans. In fact, according to Ancient Roman Law, sowing this weed seed in your enemy’s field was prohibited. So what was Jesus saying in this parable? As we know, Jesus spoke in Parables to explain Spiritual Truths and we just need to look a little further in Chapter 13 to see His explanation. Starting in verses 36-43, Jesus spells it out for His disciples. The field is the whole world, the Sower is the Son of Man with the good seed being worshippers of God. The enemy, the devil, then comes to sow the darnel seed, the false & deceptive imposter, into the world. And so as Believers, we live in the midst of a very broken world…coexisting with unrighteousness, evil, and perversion at every turn. But Jesus went on to encourage His disciples that regardless of what we see around us, God’s reign advances quietly but sovereignly as the Day of The Lord draws closer.

Author: kezha1

A Christian mother, grandmother, and retired nurse living in Illinois. Called into a ministry of encouraging others to find their ultimate plan and purpose in life through Christ. View all posts by kezha1