God’s Plan for the Kingdom

07-19-2026Pastor's LetterFather Wilson

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Jesus teaches that God’s kingdom resembles a farmer who plants good seed, only to have an enemy sow weeds among the wheat. When the servants ask to pull up the weeds, the farmer refuses, fearing they’ll uproot the wheat as well, and instead commands that both grow together until harvest, when the weeds will be burned and the wheat gathered into the barn. (Matt 13: 24-43)

This parable speaks directly to our experience. The parable addresses evil’s presence in the world, which resists God’s goodness. The devil sows bad seed alongside God’s word, and this continues throughout the Church’s life, as God’s children live alongside the children of the Evil One. We live in a mixed reality where good and evil coexist, and distinguishing wheat from weeds can sometimes be difficult until the grain appears, just as it is sometimes hard to tell the real difference between good and evil.

Yet Jesus doesn’t leave us in despair. He follows with parables of the mustard seed and leaven—drawn from farming and domestic life—showing the vast difference between tiny beginnings and final results. The mustard seed, proverbial for smallness, grows into a leafy tree like the one Ezekiel used to foretell God’s kingdom; a little yeast ferments much dough. The leaven also represents Christians living in the world without losing their character, winning souls for Christ through word and example.

These parables call us to patience and faith. The mysteries of God’s Kingdom are truly hard to understand. It’s hard to measure the advance of God’s Kingdom, yet something truly amazing happens with mustard seeds and leaven. We’re not called to judge or purge the world—that will be Christ’s work at the end of time. We’re called to sow faithfully, grow quietly, and trust that God’s kingdom, though hidden and humble now, will ultimately triumph.

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” (I Cor 15:58)

All the best…in Christ.