God will take care of the Weeds in His Garden

Matthew 13:30 NLT

30 Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.  In Matthew 13 Jesus tells us what the kingdom of heaven is like. One powerful example is the garden where wheat and tares (or weeds) grow. The farmer plants. The farmer's helpers point out the weeds. Jesus (the farmer) says don't pull out the weeds until the appointed time. Jesus says the wheat and tares must grow together. if you try to uproot the weeds too early it will destroy the wheat. I cannot tell you how many times I've heard people say they don't go to church because of the bad example from another Christian. One of my favorite quotes is from Keith Green song he says if you've been burned here's what I've learned the Lord's not the one to blame. The reality is everyone will at one time or another be hurt by someone in the church. It's just the reality of living with other sinners who are trying to make sin less of a practice in his/her life. Why are we always trying to do God's job for him? We always want to point out those tares and say "God deal with it..... it's killing me it's annoying me it's bugging me." But Jesus is very clear here. The wheat and tares must grow together. Yes of course we must deal with blatant sin as Paul demonstrated in the epistles we must confront the person or discuss it with 2 witnesses and meet with an elder our pastor. That's not Jesus is talking about here. Jesus is showing us that the enemy has plabted tares in God's garden. Jesus is the just judge and He will reward or condemn. As I mature in Lord I realize that not everyone who says with his/her mouth that he/she is a Christian is really saved.  But I've also seen people who appear to have a shaky walk with the Lord who suddenly catch on fire and get close to the Lord. There are people that I have doubt in my mind they've really confessed Jesus as Lord and now they are serving Him, raising their kids to know him and living in fear of him. Be patient church. Jesus will present his Father with a spotless bride but until then day the wheat and tares grow together. If someone is annoying you or if you doubt someone's salvation do what Jesus tells us....pray for them intercede and wait patiently for the work to manifest itself. Afteralk Jesus is the farmer we are His servants and who are we to try to pull out weeds until He commands us to? Just grow in Him and be wheat and share His love with others. . Don't focus in weeds, focus on HIM.