Worthy Brief - 3/25/2026
Friend, trust God's timing in a mixed field!
Matthew 13:29-30 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."
There is something deeply instructive in the restraint of the Lord. When the servants recognize the problem in the field, their instinct is immediate action. They want to fix it, remove it, clean it up. But the Lord responds in a way that challenges human urgency. He tells them to wait.
This is not indifference. This is wisdom.
In the natural world, wheat and tares often develop in such close proximity beneath the surface that their root systems become intertwined. What appears separate above ground is deeply connected below. To pull one too early risks damaging the other. What seems like a simple solution from the surface is far more complex at the root level.
Yeshua (Jesus) is revealing something essential about how God governs His field.
There are realities at work beneath the surface that we do not fully see. There are connections, dependencies, and timings that are hidden from natural perception. What looks like a clear situation to us is often far more intricate in the wisdom of God. And so, instead of immediate separation, the instruction is patience -- let both grow together until the harvest.
This speaks directly to one of the most difficult tensions believers face. Why does God allow what seems contrary to His nature to continue? Why are things not dealt with immediately? Why does the field remain mixed?
The answer is not delay -- it is design.
God is not reacting to events as they unfold. He is working according to a predetermined moment called the harvest. Until that moment arrives, there is a divine allowance for growth. Not because everything in the field is acceptable, but because everything in the field is moving toward a point of completion.
There is a process unfolding, one that cannot be rushed or bypassed. As growth takes place, it begins to reveal the true structure of what has been planted. Over time, what lies beneath the surface is exposed, bringing depth into view that was once hidden. And as maturity is reached, clarity emerges -- making evident what could not be fully understood in the earlier stages.
What cannot be safely separated in its early stages will become unmistakable in its fullness. What is hidden in development will be evident in completion. God is allowing time to do what premature action cannot accomplish without causing harm.
This requires a shift in how we see the present moment. The field is not out of control -- it is under supervision. The presence of mixture does not mean the absence of oversight. The Lord has not lost authority; He has established timing.
And that timing is purposeful.
There are things being strengthened in the wheat during this season that could not develop any other way. There is endurance being formed, roots going deeper, stability being established. The very environment that seems confusing is also producing resilience in those who are truly planted.
At the same time, everything else is moving toward its own exposure.
Nothing remains undefined forever.
The harvest is not just a moment of action -- it is a moment of revelation. It is when everything becomes clear without force, when separation happens without confusion, when what is true and what is not can no longer be mistaken.
Friend, this is the hour to trust the wisdom of the Lord over the urgency of the moment. Do not be troubled by what you cannot yet separate or shaken by what seems unresolved -- God is not behind, He is precise. He sees beneath the surface and knows the exact moment for perfect separation. Your call is to stay rooted, grow steadily, and remain anchored in Him. The harvest is coming, and with it will come clarity -- everything revealed and set in its proper place. So stand firm and trust His timing, for the One who said, “let both grow together,” has already appointed the moment when He will say, “now separate.”
George & Baht Rivka (Currently in Maryland)
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