Weeds, Bacteria and Viruses
Pastor J. R. Wilhite, author
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Weeds and bacteria are very similar. They both eventually destroy what they infest. When a bacteria enters a body, without antibiotics, it grows and can kill. The reason why antibiotics are becoming less and less effective today is because our bodies build up resistance to them. The antibiotics have to be changed, upgraded, improved on until they are effective again for us. Now if you have trouble understanding based on bacteria in the body, imagine a virus in a computer. A Computer virus is just like a bacteria in the body. It is something alien to the computer/body. It invades and it disrupts all it is in contact with, and as it gets deeper and deeper in, it is harder and harder to remove. The same is for us in our mind, will, emotions (soul), and spirit. If we allow that which is of the world and Satan to enter our soul, our soul will feed and infect our spirit and our spirit will die. Then Satan has won, because it is only by a healthy spirit we can make it through this life and into the next. Weeds are the problems in our life. When we allow something other than the Word of God to enter into our soul, it is similar to a garden with weeds. Like weeds in a garden the garbage we allow in does the same. If you have ever had a garden or farmed in any way then you know that the weeds come up faster, thicker and choke off all around it. A weed will grow much faster and then it chokes off the crop that is growing. The same is with the weeds of our soul and spirit. These weeds do the same, but they do not just kill a beautiful plant or flower they choke the life out of us. The life of course is our spiritual life, but you can see the same with those who watch things the average person would not do, such as kill, steal, and destroy. The stuff we view, hear, and read about can infect all of us causing us to do the same outwardly. Remember I said what goes into us comes out. So the killers, thieves and other criminal elements are a result of something they allowed into their way of thinking and then took it as their own. They dwell on this negative until they decide to act on it. That is when we see a person doing things we would not do such as kill. Below is what Jesus taught about sowing and reaping. Mark 4
This is another way of saying what has been said so many other ways, but hopefully this way of looking at what we allow into our minds and controlling our thoughts, will reach those who so far have not been reached. I will continue to use as many ways as needed and whatever is needed to reach everyone. If it takes saying the same thing in 6 billion different ways to reach all, then so be it. Just remember,. like weeds that grow up fast and offer no help or good, just choke the life out of all around it by its sheer mass, the same thing is true for us when we allow that which is not of God in to manifest in us until it becomes an action. The best thing to do at first take is control of the thoughts that stand out the most as thoughts that are not thoughts you want or should have and cast those down, rebuke them and their source. Continue until you have as much control as possible of all your thoughts.
1. And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
2. And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
3. HeMarken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
4. And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
5. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and imediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
6. But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8. And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
9. And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10. And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
11. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
12. That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
13. And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
14. The sower soweth the word.
15. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh imediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
16. And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, imediately receive it with gladness;
17. And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, imediately they are offended.
18. And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
19. And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
20. And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
21. And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
22. For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
23. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
24. And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25. For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.