[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Wheat vs tares?

Read: Mathew 13:24-29

Meditation verse:

“But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among  the wheat, and went away” (Mathew 13:25 NIV).

In the parable of the weeds, Jesus likens the Kingdom of heaven to a man who  sowed good seed in his field. But whilst he was asleep, his enemy came and  sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. When the wheat sprouted and  formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.  

Satan is the enemy of all believers. The. bible refers to him as the accuser of  brethren whose main task is to kill, steal and destroy. His desire is to sow tares  in the different fields of your life. His tares include spiritual apathy, marital  discord, sicknesses and diseases, discouragement, unbelief, financial hardship,  and all kinds of crisis. He wants these tares to choke and eventually destroy the  good seeds of your salvation and faith in Christ, so that your life will be devoid  of the fruits of righteousness. Notice that the enemy could only sow tares in the  man’s field whilst he was asleep. You must take heed so that your good seeds  will not be destroyed by Satan’s tares.  

How do you take heed? Here are some bible verses to help you. Mathew 26:41  says, “watch and pray lest you enter into temptation”. 1 Timothy 4:16 says “Take  heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this, you will  save both yourself and those who hear you”. 1 Corinthians 10:12 says “Therefore 

let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he falls”. 2 Peter 1:5-8 says “but also  for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue  knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to  perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly  kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will neither be barren  nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ”. Philippians 4:8 says, 

“finally brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever  things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever  things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything  praiseworthy, meditate on these things”. 

“Therefore brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure,  for if you do these things, you will never stumble”. (2 Peter 1:10).

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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