Tares, Field, Seed & Attachments
God has not determined as to who is who, field or tares, these are people's fruits. Many people do not want anything after they die, they are content to turn into nothing.
We are concerned about humanity, because we know that we are God's sons, His seed, because our FRUIT is such. We are peacemakers, and love our Heavenly Father, whom Jesus reveled to us. It is sad and can be painful to sow the seed in people and then let them go.
There are people who were told about the new birth, the sacrifice of Jesus, salvation, yet they refused for they love themselves and their wretched flesh, which they did not even create for they came to this earth by God's grace. They are blind, but, sometimes after many years the seed you have planted in them sprouts. I have seen people saved 10 or 15 years later after the sowing the Gospel Seed in them, but by then, some of them were incurably sick and hoped only for salvation after they die. They became wonderful Christians, generous and loving, but died from the damages sin caused in their lives.
[Ezekiel 33:11] “Say to them, ‘As I live!’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?’
[Ecclesiastes 12:1] Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no delight in them.”
Conclusion: we must leave some people in peace after we have shared the Gospel with them. If we have only the field mixed with field we have no life, if we have weeds growing in the field then we starve, but if we sow the good seed we have bread to eat.
[Luke 10:3-11] “Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way. Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’ If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house. Whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you; and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ But whatever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you; yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’
In other words, "Do not insist or 'bombard' anyone with the Gospel of Peace" for it is not the nature of shalom (God's peace, the word that concludes the Aaronic Benediction in Numbers 6:22-26), even shake the dust off your feet and go elsewhere. - Jesus said. Don not waste time.
To God flesh and blood has but a little meaning. God is Spirit. To Jesus His blood relatives had no meaning at all.
[Matthew 12:48-50] Someone said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You.” But Jesus answered the one who was telling Him and said, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers! “For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother.”
SPIRITUAL TRUE CONNECTION:
[Mark3:33-35] Answering them, He said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers! “For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.”
SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP:
[Luke 8:19-21] And His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd. And it was reported to Him, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wishing to see You." But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
The attachment to just the flesh; turns us into fleshly people, but it does not mean that we should not care for our blood relatives, we should, but they also have the free will and their own private lives.
I just finished another message on what is clean and unclean.
Take a listen.
We are concerned about humanity, because we know that we are God's sons, His seed, because our FRUIT is such. We are peacemakers, and love our Heavenly Father, whom Jesus reveled to us. It is sad and can be painful to sow the seed in people and then let them go.
There are people who were told about the new birth, the sacrifice of Jesus, salvation, yet they refused for they love themselves and their wretched flesh, which they did not even create for they came to this earth by God's grace. They are blind, but, sometimes after many years the seed you have planted in them sprouts. I have seen people saved 10 or 15 years later after the sowing the Gospel Seed in them, but by then, some of them were incurably sick and hoped only for salvation after they die. They became wonderful Christians, generous and loving, but died from the damages sin caused in their lives.
[Ezekiel 33:11] “Say to them, ‘As I live!’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?’
[Ecclesiastes 12:1] Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no delight in them.”
Conclusion: we must leave some people in peace after we have shared the Gospel with them. If we have only the field mixed with field we have no life, if we have weeds growing in the field then we starve, but if we sow the good seed we have bread to eat.
[Luke 10:3-11] “Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way. Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’ If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house. Whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you; and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ But whatever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you; yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’ In other words, "Do not insist or 'bombard' anyone with the Gospel of Peace" for it is not the nature of shalom (God's peace, the word that concludes the Aaronic Benediction in Numbers 6:22-26), even shake the dust off your feet and go elsewhere. - Jesus said. Don not waste time.
To God flesh and blood has but a little meaning. God is Spirit. To Jesus His blood relatives had no meaning at all.
[Matthew 12:48-50] Someone said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You.” But Jesus answered the one who was telling Him and said, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers! “For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother.”
SPIRITUAL TRUE CONNECTION:
[Mark3:33-35] Answering them, He said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers! “For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.”
SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP:
[Luke 8:19-21] And His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd. And it was reported to Him, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wishing to see You." But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
The attachment to just the flesh; turns us into fleshly people, but it does not mean that we should not care for our blood relatives, we should, but they also have the free will and their own private lives.
I just finished another message on what is clean and unclean.
Take a listen.
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