Kingdom Life in a Tangled World | Dave Brickey | January 11, 2026

Описание: In Matthew 13, Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the weeds shows us the reality of living in a mixed world. God sows good seed, yet evil is present—not because God has failed, but because an enemy is at work. Jesus teaches that in this “already but not yet” season, wheat and weeds grow together, and we are not called to judge who is good and who is evil. Only God sees clearly.

But this parable is not a message of despair—it is a message of hope. God does not abandon the world because it is tangled. He stays precisely because He intends to heal it. Jesus’ mission is to conquer evil and remove hell from God’s good creation through redemption, not force. Even now, goodness is growing, often quietly, in the midst of darkness.

This leads us to humility, being slow to judge, and placing our confidence not in our own certainty but in the gospel of Jesus Christ. And it leads us to hope—the assurance that evil is not the final reality. The kingdom of heaven is within reach, life is taking root, and one day the righteous will shine like the sun. Darkness will not win.

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