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thistle.jpgJESUS, LORD OF THE “WHEAT & TARES”

Missionary Carol Hall, Nagoya Japan

 

MATTHEW 13:24-30    A parable Jesus told.

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Recently, in our church….we had a bad situation, where gossip started and one of our families became very critical of everything.  The influence of one of the family members caused the whole family to stop coming to our church, because they felt many people there were not living  the  “TRUE CHRISTIAN LIFE” as the Bible teaches….

 

We asked this family to please “MAKE A LIST” of all the gossip they heard.   When they did that,  I felt finally at  ease and at peace, because  though the list was LONG, I could see it was over-rated and many of the things had been taken care of already.   I saw that it was the ENEMY…that lying devil & his demons.., that had planted TARES in the FIELD OF WHEAT….  And these dear people were looking more at the TARES than they were at the WHEAT…..

 

Most of you will know this parable…how good seed was planted in a field, and an enemy came & put bad seeds of “tares” in with the good seed of wheat.   They both grew up together….and both were harvested!!!

 

As the servants in the parable, (Matt 13: 27 – 29)  THIS FAMILY  WANTED US TO PULL OUT THE TARES from the WHEAT.  

 

As we dealt with this problem, the Lord showed me this parable, and reminded me that HE IS THE LORD OF THE HARVEST!!!   Not us!!!

 

WHAT IS A TARE?   Is it a weed of some sort?  What does it look like?

 

Well, according to the Greek…. A tare is more than just a weed!  It is called “FALSE GRAIN”  …So, therefore,  it sort of looks like THE REAL THING!!!

 

I told this family that JESUS IS THE LORD OF THE HARVEST…and instead of looking so much at the tares……they should LOOK AT THE GOOD SEED… THE WHEAT!!!!   

 

My heart was again filled with joy, as Jesus showed me how greatly He was moving and saving, and changing people’s lives in the church. He truly was LORD of the Harvest….and we surely cannot fix everybody’s problem………………That’s why we have strong emphasis on the ALTAR TIME.

 

We have seen TARES TURN INTO WHEAT….but it is the LORD who does the changing….As they BEHOLD HIM…they are changed into HIS IMAGE more and more……. But…….yes,  there will always be the tares too.

 

My final comment to this family was a most beautiful verse, to help them see the wheat,  and I think It will encourage you too, in this  time  of great confusion in America and in the  Whole world.  Even though you may know this verse………JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH,,,,READ IT SLOWLY and LET
IS FLOOD YOUR SPIRIT,  YOUR  MIND,  YOUR  VERY BODY…..AAAHHHH…..

 

 

 

PHIL. 4:8  Finally, Brethren, think on THESE THINGS:

whatsoever things are TRUE whatsoever things are HONEST,

whatsoever things are PURE, whatsoever things are LOVELY,

Whatsoever things are of GOOD REPORT  if there be any VIRTUE,

if there be any PRAISE…… THINK ON THESE THINGS…..

 

 

READ IT EVERY DAY…3 x a DAY….UNTIL IT CAUSES YOU TO LOOK UP…SEE THE LORD JESUS & HIS FULLNESS,  then  LOOK ON THE FIELDS……FOR THEY ARE RIPE  AND FULL OF WHEAT!!!   IT IS HARVEST TIME & JESUS IS LORD!!!!    HALLELUJAH.

                                                        

   Carol Hall, Japan

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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