Weed or Wheat

Matthew 13:24-26, “Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which 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 blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.”
What does your life today say about where you will spend eternity? Jesus taught in parables that everyone could understand and relate to. One such parable was about sowing weeds in with the wheat.
If you were to look into a hand full of seeds it would be difficult to tell the weeds from the wheat. After they are all planted and grow then can you see the difference. As Jesus explained to remove the weeds sometimes will cause the wheat to be damaged. Let them both grow and then at harvest the weeds can be separated from the wheat.
If you were to be asked to describe the fruit that is growing in your life could you tell the weeds from the wheat? One thing the master deceiver will whisper in our ears is, “it really doesn’t matter what you believe just so you are sincere.” But it does matter! There is a difference in weeds and wheat.
If you walk down an aisle and cry on a pastor’s shoulder echo a few words that only come from your head and not from your heart it does matter. You will still be lost. You can even go through the baptismal waters but if your heart is not changed then all you get is wet. What about being born into a Christian family that should count for something? It counts but it will not get you through the gates of heaven. Salvation is a personal thing and as the old song goes you have to walk there all by yourself. No one can get saved for you. What about making a “public profession of faith” surely that would get someone’s attention? Yes but without repentance and faith in Jesus you will still be just a weed.
None of that will get you into heaven. Jesus said no man cometh unto the Father but through me. He also said by their fruit ye shall know them.
In every religious group there are wheat and tares. Each grows side by side but in the end one will be harvested and one will be burned. So what is the difference? One is washed in the blood of Calvary and the other is not. One has been born again and one is still stuck in tradition and religious rituals. It is vain to argue who is right and who is wrong each will be judged and examined by God and He will alone will know who is His and who is not. He will examine each and look for the blood of Calvary. Those who do not have the blood will be cast out.
Unlike seeds that cannot be changed we can be changed from weeds to wheat all it takes is trusting Jesus, confessing or sins and believing in our hearts he was raised from the dead. You can be religious and lost. Examine your heart to see if Jesus is there God does?