In the same way the Gospel
of St. Mathew chapter 13:24-30 (13:24-43) we see the parable of weeds and
wheat. When we closely observe this parable we can say that Jesus is speaking
about us. As St. Paul the Gospel also tells that in each man there is kingdom
of God. Jesus tells “The kingdom of God is compared to someone who sowed good
seed in his field.” We are this field and Jesus is the one who sow the good
seed in us. This is the state of each one of us, when we are born to this world.
Let us think about of position when we were born. We were good, joyful, innocent,
and stainless. But only when we grew up we lost our original innocents, we lost
our joy. We became corrupt. So the same question Jesus asks us, did I not sow
good seed in you? The Gospel also gives its answer too. It the enemy who sow
the weeds among the wheat. So all the bad fruits which we produce come from the
Devil, not from God. He is the one who sow the fruits of hatred, bad habits,
evil thoughts, etc. in us.
Here the attitude
of Jesus towards the weeds is very important in this parable. He did not allow
the slaves to remove the weeds. He also gives the permission to grow the weeds
along with the wheat. Have you ever think of this? What may be the reason he
allowed the wheat and weed to grow together? It is because he knows that there
is an opposition in every person’s heart, between the good and evil. He can
become a good person in course of time. So that is why Jesus the eternal judge
waits for the last time. Therefore he gives man to change his heart to the
eternal Truth. He gives man to come back to the ultimate Truth. At the same time we have to
always keep in mind that he will give this chance when we are living in this
world. We will not get a chance after our death. Sometimes we may also think
why this mischievous person prospers in this world? Why God gives so much
wealth? The answer is here it is because God gives him time change. It is the
time to eradicate the influence of weed and to become wheat.
When we come to
Deuteronomy chapter 7:12-16 (7:12-26) we can find the privileges enjoyed by God’s
people over the worldly people. Israel is the chosen people of God and the
Egyptians stand as the worldly people. There is always the opposition between
the two. But God saved them from them. He also blessed them with abundance of wealth.
They became the most blessed people in the world. They also had the kingdom experience,
where they had protection and blessing of Yahweh. Here we see that with the
blessing and protection of Yahweh, the powers of the world is simply destroyed or
defeated. So in the Kingdom of God there is no place for the Evil and his
powers.
In Isaiah chapter 32:1-8
(32:1-33:6) we see that the prediction of the reign of a righteous King. Isaiah
describes his qualities. He will judge this world rightly. He will over though the rash judgment and place good judgment. He will judge the folly and ungodly.
So at last what is remaining is the reign of God. He will establish the justice
in the world and will destroy all the oppositions and evils. So here Isaiah
speaks of a king who can destroy the elements of evil in this world. The righteous
judge will collect the wheat in the barn and will destroy the weeds.
In the New Testament we
have a perfect model who destroyed the evil and his powers through total
surrendering. It was Mother Mary who could destroy the dichotomy between the
good and the evil. St. Ephrem tell through one woman’s sin the evil entered in
this world and through another women’s good the truth succeeded the evil.So dear friends let us
evaluate ourselves. How innocent we were when we were born? But now what is our
states? Can we accept others? Can we live peacefully with our own fellow human
beings? Are we trying to eradicate the influence of evil in us?
Deuteronomy 7:12-16
(7:12-26)
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