Jesus told them another parable:
"The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared."
Matthew 13:24-26 NIV
When the seeds of the enemy are planted they look just like the good seed...not only is this cunning, it's subtle.
In our lives what could these be?
Words that have the sound of truth but aren't...
How about the cult of being busy.
The subtle message is that being busy is good - a badge of honour, a mark of success.
Yet Jesus always had time for people.
What are my priorities?
I don't want to miss the good because I'm chasing the weeds planted by the enemy...
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Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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