Matthew 13:27-30 -- On Gathering the Tares and Being the Wheat

"So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn."
Matthew 13:27-30


This is an interesting parable from our perspective as the plants. :) Later in this same chapter Christ gives the interpretation. The thing that stands out to me is in verse 41. "The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of the kingdom all things that offend...," and, since that happens in the parable before harvesting the wheat, that's something that could already be happening. In the allegory of the olive trees God tells us that he removes the bad branches as the good will grow, and this seems similar. The idea seems to be that we need to thrive and do a lot of good, and as we grow to fill the world with good, the bad will be removed to give place for the good.

Today, let's be decidedly wheat, striving to grow well and to do good, and be part of the wave of goodness that enables God to selectively clear away the bad and make everything better.