WHEAT AND WEEDS SIDE BY SIDE.

Reference: Matthew 13:24-30

When a problem is identified, a core part of the solution is to address it early on. Thus, the statement “nip it in the bud” comes to mind, where one deals with a matter before it develops roots and becomes a tree. In the case of the gospel text, while the servants thought along the lines above, their master had other ideas.

In fact, when they recommended to remove the weeds at the early stage, his response was: “No,‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest” (Mt 13:29-30a). That was an odd answer in the circumstance.
However, such was the master’s confidence that at harvest, the wheat would still do well with grains to show, something the weeds will not have.

Whoever said the presence of weeds means that wheat cannot grow to full maturity and bear fruit? In fact, the presence of weeds should trigger the wheat to dig their roots deeper and spread them wider. In turn, they bear more grain at harvest.

God does not have second thoughts about your potential to do well in spite of prevailing cicumstances. In fact, the only reason He has not removed the weeds: the persecution, resistance, attacks, and challenges, from your space at present is because He is confident in your ability to thrive in spite of them. He has never doubted your potential.

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