1 Kings 15:25-16:34; 2 Chronicles 17 Are you wheat or tare? 

Good kings & bad kings. The stories remind us of this principle: God raises up and puts down leaders for His purpose. What can be the purpose of these bad kings? They show us the principle of Jeremiah 17:9, the heart is deceitful and desperately wicked, who can know it…but only God. He allows the wicked to reign until men realize their need of God and turn to Him or if they refuse, their time will be cut short and another will come to take their place. The cycle continues. 

We could take that same principle and look at men today. Some are “good” but many are “bad.” Both types of leaders reveal their heart. Jesus told the parable of the wheat and tares. The owner said to let both grow until harvest time and then the tares will be burned but the wheat will survive and be made into bread. 

Today stop and consider and read closely these stories to ask yourself: am I wheat in the field or a tare?