Matthew 13:26-28 AMP So when the plants sprouted and formed grain, the weeds appeared also. The servants of the owner came to him and said, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how does it have weeds in it?’ He replied to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants asked him, ‘Then do you want us to go and pull them out?’
The 2nd stage of growth is what we will call the
THE FRUITING STAGE where both the wheat and the tares start flowering and bearing fruit. At this stage, we begin to see the FRUITS of the good sons of the kingdom, and the deeds of the children of the wicked one(false brethren).
This is where Jesus says, “You will know them by their fruits.” Matthew 7:16a. It’s unmistakable at this point. This is why as a child of God planted in the vine, you must begin to bear the fruits of the vine. THE GOOD NATURE OF GOD IN YOU MUST COME OUT. This is the WORKS aspect of your salvation. If at this stage you are bearing the fruits of tares, then what are you? A wheat or a tare?
Christ’s work of GRACE in your life through FAITH must bear its fruits through YOUR WORKS; Because a tree is known by its fruits.
Someone asked me, “So why doesn’t God just wipe away all the false prophets and brethren among us so we will be free?” The masters answer to that is clear:
So that we don’t uproot the good plants in the process, because their roots are still intertwined and mingled. It’s a very serious matter, because there are many among us in the church, some are even leaders, who are in reality SONS OF THE WICKED ONE. Some are even our Husbands and Wives – so it’s not easy to just uproot them, because the intertwining is in the roots. But they are tares, causing us so much pain and problems and troubling our faith.
This is why, YOU MUST BE ON GUARD AS A CHILD OF GOD – we are in hostile territories. BE SOBER AND BE VIGILANT. May the Lord deliver you from the infiltration of false brethren and prophets in Jesus name. Amen!
GRACEFUL MORNING