Every human heart contains a mix of good and evil. Good and bad people are always coexist like wheat and weeds growing in the same field, (MT 13: 24-30)
"When you weed out the darnel you might pull up the wheat with it" (MT 13: 29). One of the key things in this parable is that the servants are impatient to root up the weeds and to purify the field. They want to root out the weeds when they first appear. Yet the owner urges patience because in their enthusiasm and desire for purity they will also uproot wheat and kill it before it has time to establish itself and grow to completion. The Chinese proverbs say, “One moment of impatience may ruin your whole life.”
“Do not mastered by evil, but master evil with good," (Romans 12: 21). So look to Christ for the strength you need in order to do the right things. Let us pray for patience, courage, self-discipline and self-control towards evil.
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