Making Sure it's Real

"In Matthew 13, beginning with verse 24, our word for today from the Word of God, Jesus says, "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field ... His enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared." When the man's servants ask about the weeds, he explains that an enemy sowed them. They offer to go and pull up the weeds, but the master says, "No, because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvester: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn."

Later, Jesus explained that the wheat represents those who really belong to Him; the weeds are those who look like they do but don't really. And the harvest is that Judgment Day when those who were just Christian look-a-likes will go to an awful eternity and those who really knew Him will go to be with Him in heaven forever - sobering stuff. That's why II Corinthians 13:5 says, "Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you--unless, of course, you fail the test?" It's important that you hold your Christianity up to the light before that day when it's too late to do it. The light may reveal that in the middle of all your Christianity, you've missed actually giving your life to Christ."

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