Weeds Among The Wheat

Did you ever notice how easily it is to overlook the weeds among the wheat, or any vegetation for that matter?  The parable of the weeds among the wheat, I believe is precisely the point Jesus is trying to point out to us.  How often do we overlook the weeds?

Jesus speaks to His disciples about the “weeds among the wheat.”  Often times weeds can be overlooked.  Just take a good look in a garden.  There are so many things blooming, it can often be difficult to distinguish the weeds from the flowers.  In fact, some weeds even disguise themselves with little blossoms or  little flowers on them confusing most amateur gardeners.  Such weeds can be more destructive to the real beautiful flowers and vegetation in any garden.

Using this analogy, could we not say the same for some people?  How many disguise themselves each day as holy, humble, good people and yet they are out there gossiping, cheating, telling lies, not to mention any number of commandments they might be breaking.  What about those persons who may work for a company or the Church or government or some other organization who you think can be trusted because of the position they hold, only to find out they may in fact be some of the destructive weeds choking those who are really trying to do their best and make a difference.

First of all, we need to make sure we’re not “weeds.”  And if we are, we need to do some serious praying to begin some serious changing.  Secondly, we need to be more aware of others.  Do we surround ourselves with people who hold the same values we do or do we merely “go with the flow.”  Good wheat stands out and can produce abundantly to feed the many!