Angels, #11

"The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.
"The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.
"Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.
"The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
"and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
"Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
Matt 13:38-43, www.solascriptura.com

Jesus, You used parables to teach us the fundamentals of our faith, very often. We see here that there are good seeds, sons of the kingdom, and tares (bad seeds) sons of the wicked one. You tell us the devil sowed the bad seeds and that they will be reaped by the angels at the end of the age, burned in fire.

The bad seeds were sown among the good seeds but when the seeds bear fruit, one bears good grain (fruit) and the other bad. We understand that as we mature we will be known by the kind of fruit we bear.

You teach us that You, Jesus, will send out the angels to gather those who offend and who practice lawlessness. Then, after that, the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of the Father.

Jesus, we do have ears and we do hear. The warning is too ominous to ignore. We want to be sons of light, Your Light in us. Help us today to be the righteous persons You have called us to be. In Your Holy name we pray, amen.

Bruce Caldwell