He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.” …
Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. ~ Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Jesus will come again to judge the world, and His angels will gather from His Kingdom all those “bad seeds” that the enemy has sown in God’s Kingdom. Just belonging to a church and calling ourselves “Christian” will not keep us from being gathered by the angels and thrown into the fiery furnace. Only those who truly love Jesus and accept Him as our Lord and Savior will be saved. That means we must really believe what He says. Today, there are far too many people in churches who call good evil and evil good, who claim that because God is love, everyone will go to Heaven. Jesus Himself told us that is not the case. Being in a church and claiming to be Christian doesn’t save us—only faith in Jesus Christ will do that.
Father God, thank You for sending Jesus into the world to save sinners. Open the eyes of anyone who is deluded and just going through the motions. Search my heart, Lord, and ensure that my faith is pure and true. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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