RPG Adults
THE WHEAT IDENTIFIED
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
Matthew 13:36-43
Memory verse: Matthew 13:39
“The enemy that sowed them
is the devil; the harvest is
the end of the world…”
THE WHEAT IDENTIFIED
Matthew 13:24 describes the wheat as “good seed.” The word “good” refers to intrinsic goodness. When a sinner repents of his sins and accepts Christ as his personal Lord and Saviour, God transforms him into a good person who can now do good deeds acceptable to God.
The good seeds are sown in the Sower’s field. The field is the world. The world belongs to Christ who is the Sower. Christ saves sinners, makes them good, and leaves them on earth to slow the moral decay in His field. Can you imagine a world without any good seed? The evil and anarchy will be unstoppable, and the world will become unliveable, as seen in some major cities where evil reigns! Crime is everywhere, day and night. Many do not dare to come out of their homes.
Until harvest time (i.e. the end of the world), the Sower says to let them co-exist. Believers must remember their importance to Christ and the world, even though the world does not appreciate them, but persecutes them. The world needs to see the good in them to see that the good God created this world and has not given up on them. That is why the good seed must remain until harvest. Through their holy witness and the good works they do, they not only slow the moral decay in the societies they live in, but also save them by sharing the Gospel of Christ with them. Homes, schools and offices will improve because of the impact of the good wheat! Europe, Britain and America are what they are today because of the impact of the good seed. God used the good seed to pass laws and rule nations. Law and order in towns, cities and nations ruled by the good seed will flourish and bring peace and stability so that the worship of God, Christian fellowship and the study of God’s Word may continue to bring salvation to a world in sin and death.
As good seed, left behind by the Sower to live side by side with tares, let the good be seen in you by what you say, and more importantly, by what you do. Obey the Good Book and good deeds will flow through every good seed for God’s glory.
THOUGHT: What a privilege to be a holy witness for Christ in these last days!
PRAYER: Father, may I show forth Christ’s goodness.