Worthy Brief - February 25, 2026

 Worthy Brief - February 25, 2026 

Alive for the harvest: seeing the wheat in the midst of the weeds! 

Matthew 13:24-30  Another parable He 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."

We are in the midst of the harvest of the world, and the Spirit is calling His people to see this hour with clarity. In the days of Yeshua (Jesus), the entire world held only a few hundred million souls. By AD 1000, the number had barely moved, and even by 1800, humanity had only just approached one billion. As recently as 1970 — just over fifty years ago — the global population was only about 3.7 billion. But today, the world's population exceeds 8 billion. This is not merely a demographic statistic -- it is a harvest reality. Never in human history has there been such a concentration of eternal souls alive at one time. Never has the gospel had such reach. Never has the field been this full.

You are not alive by accident. You were born into the earth at the very moment when the fields of humanity are more populated than all previous centuries combined. Heaven understood the timing before you ever drew breath. You are alive for harvest.

Yet Yeshua gave a sober warning in the parable of the wheat and the tares: both would grow together until the time of harvest. In other words, as the harvest ripens, so does the visible presence of the weeds. This is where many believers lose clarity. When tares become more visible, it can feel as though darkness is winning. Cultural noise grows louder, disorder seems to multiply, and the field can appear increasingly complicated. But hear the wisdom of the Kingdom: the presence of tares is not proof that harvest is failing — it is often evidence that harvest season is approaching.

The enemy’s strategy is distraction. If he can keep the Church fixated on the weeds, anxious about the tares, and overwhelmed by what is growing wrong, many will miss what God is growing right. Beloved, do not misread the field. Yes, the tares are growing — but so is the wheat. And by simple mathematics alone, even a faithful remnant in this generation could witness a harvest that eclipses the combined ingathering of all the generations before us -- COMBINED. The sheer scale of humanity alive today means the potential harvest field is historically unprecedented.

The question is not whether the harvest is large — Heaven has already answered that. The question is whether laborers will lift their eyes above the weeds and step fully into the moment they were born for. As we study the wilderness wanderings of Israel, we recognize that this season has been God’s preparation for His people — refining our vision, purifying our motives, and strengthening our endurance -- for the harvest is at hand! 

Pete, lift your eyes. Do not be distracted by the tares. Do not be overwhelmed by the noise of the field. Do not interpret this hour through fear. You are alive in the most populated moment in human history, and the Lord of the harvest has not made a mistake. The wheat is ripening. The fields are ready. And this generation may yet see a remnant harvest that surpasses anything the earth has witnessed before. Now is the hour to see clearly and to step into the harvest you were born for.

George & Baht Rivka (Melbourne, Florida)