THERE’S A PURPOSE THROUGH IT ALL

Nov 16, 2025    Bishop Manuell Smith, IV

This powerful message takes us deep into Matthew 13 and the parable of the wheat and the weeds, revealing profound truths about our spiritual journey. We discover that life's challenges aren't random—they're often strategic attacks from an enemy who recognizes the purpose planted within us. The parable teaches us three critical lessons: first, that Satan is always plotting against God's children; second, that pretenders exist in our lives who look genuine but aren't; and third, that despite these threats, there's incredible power in the seed—which represents us as children of God. What's remarkable is the farmer's confidence: he refuses to uproot the weeds prematurely because he trusts the seed's inherent strength. This speaks to God's confidence in us. The intensity of attacks we face isn't about our present situation but about our potential and purpose. Every trial, every betrayal, every heartbreak has been unable to destroy us because purpose is woven into our DNA. We've survived not by accident but by divine design. The weeds around us—the difficulties, the toxic relationships, the obstacles—cannot choke out what God has planted inside us. We are living testimonies that when purpose is attached to our lives, no weapon formed against us can prosper. The message calls us to recognize that our ability to praise through pain, worship through wounds, and dance through dilemmas comes from something powerful on the inside that refuses to let us stay down.