Praise God

 "Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed."  Ecclesiastes 8:1

Many times in my life I have wondered about people: Why did they do that?

"Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also." (Matthew 13:24-26 KJV)

Wheat is what we make bread out of. It's a good, useful grain. Tares are wheat look alike weeds, not merely weeds in the wheat. What is the significance of wheat look alikes and not just weeds in the wheat? Well, 'the wheat brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also'. It adds credence to Jesus words 'by their fruit ye shall know them'. The wheat and tares looked much the same until fruition. 

 If you read the remaining account in Matthew 13:27-30 the wheat and tares grew together until the harvest and the 'fruit' appeared. At that time the tares were gathered and burned. The wheat was gathered into the barns. 

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I'm the kind of person that sees the light at the end of the tunnel and that's where I'm headed. What you see is what you get, so to speak. I have to be careful because when people ask me what I think, often I tell them honestly. Good or bad there it is. 

Not all people are like that. People don't appear with signs that tell others who and what they are. A few years ago a catch phrase was, 'sustainability'. Now people are warned not to use that phrase. Or if you hear that phrase, back away. Why is that? It denotes an agenda. 

I have a sparrow trying to build a nest in a chink in my siding. To me that's bad, to him that's good. Agendas are like that. People with agendas are out to change something, either for the good or for the not so good. And which it may be is often is hard to discern. Like the tares in the wheat we must look beyond how pretty and green the idea may be today, but what will its fruit be tomorrow, or some time down the trail of time. 

July 31, 1930 a radio program called, 'The Shadow', made its debut. One of the lines that came from that show was, "Who knows what evil lurks in the minds of men? The Shadow knows! I have wondered why the so called 'Progressives' have sought the changes they have pursued. Those changes have not made our country better by any means, just made our country different. 

The end they are pushing for is social engineering. They have removed Jehovah God as the ruler of our nation, (and yes, in the beginning Jehovah was considered the head). Originally our rights came from God, and God was the standard setter. Now that the Progressives have (attempted to) remove(d) Jehovah, who do they want to replace him with? Themselves of course, and that makes them the decider of our 'standards'. That makes them the judge of who can do what, who is eligible for 'life, liberty, and freedom'. 

Back to the wheat and the tares. Here is Jesus own explanation of the parable:

• "He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 
• The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 
• The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 
• As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 
• The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 
• And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."  (Matthew 13:37-42 KJV)

That is frightening. It calls the Progressives out for what they are--children of the wicked one. Not really progressive at all. It also warns them and all who would follow them to repent, turn back, don't go that way. That end will not be good. It also gives children of light a warning, and a calling.

"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thessalonians 5:21-23 KJV)

"Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:" (Ecclesiastes 8:5)  

Hallelujah! What a Savior!