1. Weeds and wheat (24-26)

Jesus told a kingdom parable. God is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. His enemy, the devil, secretly came and sowed weeds. No one knew about the devils' mischief until the weeds and wheat formed heads. The devil is a very hard worker--and very sneaky.

2. What shall we do? (27-30)

The servants suggested pulling up the weeds, but the master said, 'No.' If the weeds were pulled up, then some of the wheat would be uprooted. It was hard to wait, doing nothing, and just watch the weeds grow. But the owner assured his servants that at the harvest time everything would be straightened out. On the day of judgment, there will be a clear separation of the work of God and the work of Satan. We must do the work of God diligently and wait on God to deal with Satan's work.

Application: Lord, help me to be more diligent than the devil. Give me patience to obey you and wait on you-- even when the devil makes a sneak attack.
One Word: Do God's work