The Good and Faithful Servant

Each one of us, as followers of Messiah, have been called to do Kingdom work of YHWH Elohim. 

We have been gifted and filled with His Set-Apart Spirit to be able to do marvelous works for the Kingdom, as we are the living stones that build up a spiritual house of YHWH. This means that our bodies are the dwelling place of the Set-Apart Spirit who is in us and empowers us to do His will.

In John 14:12, Yahshua makes a profound declaration to His followers. He states that those who believe in Him will not only perform the works He has done but will also do "greater things than these." This statement is significant as it emphasizes the potential for believers to impact the world in ways that extend beyond His earthly ministry.

In order to be able to fulfill righteous deeds of YHWH, we must be humble and walk in meekness and patience as He prepares us in perfection to do His calling. Each one of us have spiritual gifts given to us as tools for the benefit of doing for others. (Ephesians 4:1-12)

To hear the Master say, “Well done, good and faithful servant,” we must imitate Him and walk in His ways by learning from Him in Torah obedience and apply His teachings when discipling others. Take, for example, the parable of the sower who went out to sow his seed. (Luke 8:5) The seed is the Word of YHWH. Those having heard the Word with a noble and sincere heart retain it and bear fruit with endurance; in other words, we are to share what the Set-Apart Spirit has revealed to us and share it with others.

“For whatever is hidden shall be revealed , and whatever is secret shall be known and come to light; therefore, take heed how you hear. For whoever possesses, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not possess, even what he thinks he possesses shall be taken from him.” (Luke 8:17-18)

The one that does nothing for the Kingdom of YHWH is a worthless servant who will be thrown into outer darkness where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 25:30)

We will all appear before the judgment seat of Messiah (2 Corinthians 5:10) and give an account of our deeds. For those of us who follow Messiah Yahshua and walk in His ways, we are anointed to proclaim the Good News to every creature. HalleluYAH!

Are You A Wheat or A Tare?

Are you a wheat or a tare?

We are to sow the seed of the Kingdom and bear fruit for the Kingdom.

24 "Another parable He [Yahshua] put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares, you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.’” Matthew 13:24-30

Matthew 13:24-30 describes Yahshua’s parable about a man who planted a field only to have an enemy come in and sow tares among his wheat. Tares are a useless weed, but they appear nearly identical to wheat plants until the heads of grain reveal themselves. They are a counterfeit. This also describes people who have an outward appearance of holiness before men but within are evil and corrupt. Tares are about self, not willing to be humbled nor bow to the will of YHWH in humility. This shows a picture of those who serve the true Messiah and those among them who do not.

Are you a wheat among a field of tares? There are those who profess and act like true followers of Yahshua, but in reality, they are religious people who have no actual interest in obeying the Word of YHWH. In words, they profess religion and godliness, “the fear of God,” and the pure worship of Him; yet, in works, they deny all. 

A majority of people you know may be trapped in modern religion, but your commitment to Truth (Psalms 119:142) may cause them to wake up out of their religious deception and see the error of their ways.

The Parable of the Tares Explained:

37 "He [Yahshua] answered and said to them: 'He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. 40 Therefore, as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!'” Matthew 13:37-43

1. YAH's true covenant people, Israel, are scattered all over the world. Wherever His people respond to His gospel, there, will grow the good wheat of the Kingdom. Our job is to go plant the seed in good soil and wait until harvest time for the gathering.

2. There are pretenders, aka hypocrites, in the assembly.  They are people who do not have a circumcised and repentant heart whatsoever, but have blended in disguise as “wheat” and are really tares, although, they may not even know it. They carry their own agenda, living a lifestyle of sin. It is a sign that the lawless one is at work.

3. No one will escape judgment.  Yahshua assures that at the end, all those who do not belong in the Kingdom will be rooted out, judged, and punished. Only those who truly belong to Him will remain.

Moral of the story: Yahshua’s sheep will not be offended by His voice. They will follow Him wherever He goes. We must be a body of believers that are committed to following the whole counsel of Scripture. 

The Master is in the process of separating the wheat from the tares; the sheep from the goats. Continue in prayer and seek His ways. The light will overcome darkness. 

Shalom.