Did you take the time to read Matthew 13:1-52?
If not go read it,
If you have, go read it aging.
Read it slowly and absorb what the Lord is saying.
Allow the Holy Spirit to teach you.
Aging i have been told i am too harsh with what i post,
i have no compassion.
And like i have said here many times
Hodgepenny am not here to tical your ears,
Hodgepenny is not here to share hallow feel good words to gather a fallowing.
Hodgepenny is here to share the word of God,
to perhaps help open the eyes of the people who come to Hodgepenny.com.
i do not desire the following of social media,
i am not on any social media sights.
And if in sharing the word of God and you find it offensive,
You should probably stick to tick tock, face book and any of the other hundreds of social media platforms out there,
so you can get your pat on the back and encouragement from the world and feel good because some one liked your post on how you felt when you liked what someone ells had to say about what someone ells had to say.
Feed your ego with worldly self-gratification, get your encouragement from the foolishness of this world.
The reality of how you have chosen to lived the life given to you will become real when you stand before the Lord Christ Jesus and you hear Him say;
“Depart from Me"
Matthew 7:23
“And then I will declare to them,
‘I never knew you;
DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'
Matthew 25:41
“Then He will also say to those on His left,
‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels'
Luke 13:27
and He will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from;
DEPART FROM ME, ALL YOU EVILDOERS.'
This should be our heart when dealing with ourselves and
those in this world those who call themselves Christian,
but do not adhere to nor obey the word of GOD.
Psalms 101:4
A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil.
Psalms 119:115
Depart from me, evildoers, That I may observe the commandments of my God.
Psalms 139:19
O that You would slay the wicked, O God;
Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.
As i have said i am not here for your acceptance,
for a pat on the back, nor for your approval,
nor for your praise because of something i post.
i gain no value nor worth by or from your comments,
my value, my worth only comes from the Lord,
for it is He who is my Lord.
Christ the Son of Father God,
the one who gave His life for me on the cross,
He is the only one for whom i look to gain approval from.
my life is but a vaper in the wind,
and my only anker is in Christ my Lord the redeemer of my soul.
The only one who’s words of encouragement can lift my spirit.
If i did not care i would not be here,
i would not post what the Lord and Holy Spirit share with me.
i would much rather be in out in the garden,
or beside a stream of water fishing.
If i did not care i would not even be on line.
i never ask for money to keep the sight on line,
i never try to sell you the world of GOD,
nor do i try to hype you up to except the Lord,
the only book i have ever written i gave away,
it is out there some where on the internet,
free to be copied and used.
i am here to help you see the need for Christ in your life
and the need to obey His words,
to see that Christ Jesus is the only way to the Father,
the only way you will enter in to His Kingdome, in to heaven.
And the importance of obeying and following His commandments.
It saddens my spirit when i see those who go by the name Christian but do not live in the manner Christ has set forth for those who are His to live.
My life is not perfect but i am daily trying to live by His word,
to obey His word.
i am a sinner just like you all,
But i am a sinner saved by the grace of GOD,
And for all He has done for me in return i know i owe Him my life,
my worship, my dedication and love.
Jesus said
“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.”
in John 14:15 He has given us His first and foremost commandment.
“YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.
YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”
Matthew 22:36-40
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”
And He said to him,
“ ‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’
This is the great and foremost commandment.
The second is like it,
‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’
On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
John 14:15
“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.”
Don’t complain about what i post when i post the word of GOD, take that up with Him.
Check your heart,
your motives,
your willingness to obey His word,
your willingness to live a life dedicated to Him and to obey.
Father God i come to You asking that any and all who come to Hodgepeny.com will allow Your word to make a difference in their lives that they will choose to truly except Christ Jesus Your Son as their Lord,
and after receiving Your gift of the Holy Spirit
they will allow Your Holy Spirit to teach them in the ways of Your word.
Amen and Amen