The Wheat & the Weeds: Matthew 13:24-30
Why Parables?
What parables reveal:
- What the Kingdom is like
- The power and authority delegated to us as sons and daughters of the Kingdom
- The keys to all the King's resources
- The ultimate triumph of the Kingdom
- The opposition to the Kingdom in the world
1. A Description of our Enemy
- What he wants to do
- What he cannot do
2. A Description of our Savior
- He is the owner of the whole earth
- He is the author of all that is good and only what is good, and He is continuously doing good on the earth.
- He is the Master of hosts of angels, and He dispatches them to care for, defend, preserve and vindicate us.
- A Description of our Savior
- He has the power to destroy evil any time He wants
- He values the cultivation of fruit and maturity in His sons and daughters more than the punishment of the unrighteous.
- He has the wisdom to know how to deal with the enemy’s opposition in our lives and when!
- He is the judge of the unjust and the rewarder of the righteous
3. A Description of our Experience on Earth
- We will face opposition
- God has a purpose in allowing the opposition to remain—our maturity
In spite of the opposition, we will succeed
We win in the end!