Through The Bible in a Year - June 15, 2026

"The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear." - Matthew 13:36-43

Jesus doesn't leave the meaning of the parable of the wheat and weeds to our imagination. He explains it point by point.

The sower of good seed: the Son of Man—Jesus Himself. The field: that’s the world. The good seeds: the children of the kingdom. The weeds: the servants and deeds of the evil one. The enemy who sowed them: that’s the devil. The harvest: the end of the age. The reapers: the angels.

And then Jesus describes two destinations with stark contrast.

For the weeds: they will be gathered, bound in bundles, thrown into the fiery furnace. Where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

For the righteous: they will live in God’s eternal blessing, shining like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.

There are two destinations: weeping and gnashing of teeth... or shining like the sun.

Both are real. Both are coming. And which one is our destination depends entirely on one thing: whether you are with those gathered to heaven by faith in God’s rescue through His Son.

The weeds will not last forever. Evil may have its day, but God will have the final say.

There will come a day with no more weeds. The eternal Kingdom is coming with no more pain or tears. There will be no more fears of darkness. There is no night there.

That dawn of that eternal day is already breaking into our reality by faith. By trusting that the weeds will not win, we are able to endure present grief and pain without despair or bitterness.

The Apostle Paul helped us by expressing his own faith this way: "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."

The righteous will shine like the sun, and the goodness of Jesus will be the light that drives all darkness away forever.

Respond: Jesus gives this parable so that we will not lose hope in times of trouble. He wants you to know that the weeds around you, the suffering you endure, the evil you face—none of it has the final word. In His time, when he knows that His harvest is full of those who will trust Him, he will come and remove all the evil that troubles us.

This week, live in that reality. When the weeds press in, remind yourself: “The weeds will not last forever. The best is yet to come."

Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank You that the weeds will not last forever. Thank You that You will have the final say. You will send Your angels. You will separate the wheat from the weeds. The righteous will shine like the sun. When I'm overwhelmed by the weeds around me—the evil, the suffering, the injustice—remind me that this is not the final chapter. Your kingdom cannot be stopped and, when it comes, all evil and pain will be gone forever. Comfort and strengthen me with faith in that reality today. In Jesus’ name, Amen.