Think about that... God poured His heart out to create man in His image and likeness. He gave him His breath of life. Unfortunately, through no fault of God, man missed the point and chose death over life. The devils must've thought that was it for mankind.
God was faced with a dilemma. As a solution, He could just forget about man and just let them stay in their "dead" state. Nothing lost for God there. Or He could just completely wipe them out and start from scratch again. That would've been a great option and much easier. But God chose the third option -- He let man live and went out of His way to help them get their act together.
Unfortunately, sin already entered the world and things aren't quite as peachy for man. It was much easier to give in to the world. It was much easier to give in to sin. As man grew, so did the weeds.
Fortunately, today's Gospel reminds us that God gave the not-so-grateful man not only a chance to get his act right, but hope that despite their weakness God will not forsake them. In fact, if we hold on and don't give in to the weeds, we will be with Him in heaven. And since God wasn't content, He sent His only begotten Son to really help the wheat keep their breath. Glorious, isn't it?
The question is... are you a wheat or a weed that causes others to die?
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