September 8, 2008

• Are You Ready?

  Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.  But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.  So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’  He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’  But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.  Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’"  Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”  He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.  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!  (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 NKJV)

  Are you ready to meet Jesus?  Do you have a personal relationship with Lord Jesus Christ?  This is the parable of the wheat and the tares.  In this chapter of Matthew, Jesus is going through quite a few of parables in his teaching to the crowd at the synagogue.  Jesus not only tells the parable but He also explains it so that we, in 2008, can understand it.  Amazing that our Lord has given us this so that we can think about whether we are ready to meet Him at the end of the age.

  I know I am ready to meet Jesus because I have recognized that I am a sinner destined for Hell apart from God's grace.  I have trusted and put my entire life into the life and death of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  This is how I know that I'm ready.  If you would like to know more about how you can be ready, please don't hesitate me to contact me through Xanga.  I would be happy to lead you through so that you can be sure that you are ready to meet your Lord and Savior.  God Bless!

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