Be Still And Know

Matthew 13:30 “Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.” In order to understand this parable fully, it is helpful to know the kind of weeds Jesus was referring to. They were called bearded darnel which, in the early stages of their growth, look exactly like wheat. As they grow, they start to look very different but, by that time, their roots are so entwined with the roots of the wheat that it is impossible to remove them without destroying the crop as well. As a result, it is necessary to allow the darnel to grow until harvest time, when the separation can then take place. The point of the parable is clear. Jesus was telling his disciples that they were living in a world in which there were good and bad people. But it was even more complicated than that. Some people appeared to be good and turned out to be bad, while others gave every appearance of being bad but turned out t