Jesus said: \u2018The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew. The farmer\u2019s workers went to him and said, \u201cSir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds!\u201d\u2026 \u201cAn enemy has done this!\u201d the farmer exclaimed. \u201cShould we pull out the weeds?\u201d they asked. \u201cNo,\u201d he replied, \u201cyou\u2019ll uproot the wheat if you do. Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds.\u201d\u2019<\/i> (Matthew\u00a013:24\u201330\u00a0NLT) <\/p>\n
There are two important lessons here. (1) You must know God\u2019s Word so well that error, regardless of how convincingly it\u2019s presented, can\u2019t mislead you.<\/i> Paul warned the Ephesians: \u2018Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard!\u2019<\/i> (Acts\u00a020:30\u201331\u00a0NIV) <\/p>\n
(2) You must stay spiritually awake and alert.<\/i> Notice, the weeds weren\u2019t noticeable until they could not be uprooted. Perhaps you think this is no big deal. Think again! One degree off course may seem harmless enough. But if you stay on that trajectory long enough, spiritually speaking, you will end up far from where God wants you to be and realise \u2018an enemy has done this!\u2019<\/i> So what is the answer? <\/p>\n
\u2018They devoted themselves to the apostles\u2019 teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.\u2019<\/i> (Acts\u00a02:42\u00a0NIV)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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