by Rod Marshall
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away…” Matthew 13:24b-25 (ESV)
I have noticed broken glass on the tarmac where I ride my bike. I guess it is from broken fizzy drink bottles, or wine and beer glasses all of which have been discarded by revelers.
I had to repair a puncture to my wheel from some such glass.
I followed a fellow cyclist into work the other day and I noticed that he swerved violently at the last minute to avoid a spill of glass. On further investigation, I saw the glass had no impact zone, or the splatter characteristic of a dropped bottle or glass.
It was all of a small, and even, size which betrayed an intent that someone had placed the glass there deliberately to catch out an unwary cyclist like me who was off-guard. Further down the route, now that I was looking, I found another patch of glass shed in a similar manner. No wonder that I had had a puncture. Humph! I thought what a sad and messed up world we live in.
However, and to my surprise, as a rode to work yesterday I found that all the glass had been swept up by some of the army of council litter pickers and local volunteers who seek to keep Cheltenham tidy.
It made me mull over how the powers of evil seek to lay traps for the unwary Christian to cause them to falter on their journey. So we need to be alert as we travel and not be unwary.
I am glad to say that there is also the greater army of Jesus, King of Kings, who sends out His workers – you and me, as we are able – into the world to pick up the pieces, clear the path and set people safe on their journey.
PRAYER: LORD, I thank You for Your sovereignty over us as we name You our Saviour and Deliverer. We rejoice in the freedom found in a love that You have provided in abundance because we look to You.
Please light our path and open our eyes to the dangers where we are today. As we go grant us the faith, wisdom and strength to know how best to deal with these situations for ourselves and those You take us to, in the Name of Jesus, amen.
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“I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep and they know me……..I lay down my life for the sheep.” 
