Matthew 13:3-9
And He (Jesus) spoke many things to them in parables, saying,
“Behold, the sower went out to sow;
and as he sowed,
some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.
Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.
But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.
And others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.
“He who has ears, let him hear.”
{{{ some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.
Some hear the word of GOD, the gospel of Jesus and what He has done for them, but without faith they do not hide it away in their heart the evil one comes and snitches it away.
They are the ones who can show up to church every Sunday hear the word of God but never except Christs free gift of love and forgiveness.
They also become like the ones we talked about yesterday the fool’s, do to their own lack of faith in what they have heard they end up saying “there is not God”
Others seed fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately the seeds sprang up, because they had no depth of in their faith, their hearts have not completely won the battle but their minds are week.
When they hear the word of GOD, become excited and somewhat stimulated by the word of God but not truly taking it to heart, in the excitement rush out with what they have heard not truly understanding, rush to the world and when the worldly attack them with words or actions they quickly retreat to their old ways.
Allowing the world to take what little fragment of faith they may have had away from them, for they had not taking their faith and deeply anker it in the Lord God.
Some in this group, in their attempt to show they have arrived and are now enlightened by the word of GOD try to show themselves as better than they truly are.
Not taking the time to be firmly planted in the word of GOD, to learn the heart of GOD, the heart of Jesus. Not taking the step of repentance; not repenting of their sins, nor their connection to this world.
They do not ask to be forgiven, not for Christ Jesus to be their Lord and savior, so that He will ask the Father to send the Holy Spirit to dwell in them to teach them and guide them through live.
As it were to be watered by the Holy Spirit.
With a heard heart; still having an eye on the hardships of this world being weighed down by worldly desires and pressers of worldly men and their ways, they become discouraged and wonder from the word of GOD.
Some of them even become teachers of the word of GOD, not for GOD’s glory but for their own.
It is heard to humble one’s self and except the love of Christ the Lord (Jesus) with a heart distracted by the things of this world.
Due to actually having a heard heart towards God, God’s word they never have the opportunity to grow.
And others seeds fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.
These are the ones who have softened their hearts to GOD,
They hear the word and allow it to fill the holes in their life, to quench their thirst, to satisfy their hunger.
Those who by hearing the word of GOD, fully understand they are sinners, and that Christ Jesus is their redeemer, their provider, and their provision.
With a broken heart for the way they have lived (broken heart due to the understanding that they are sinners) they rush to Christ for forgiveness, for salvation, to be redeemed by Christ and reacquainted with their creator, to be given the Holy Spirit to teach and guild them in the ways of the Lord Jesus.
By accepting Jesus as their Lord, learning to adapt their lives to the will of GOD, their roods run deep, their foundation is in Christ Jesus and on the day of judgment they will receive a great reward for those who through their life in Christ, were drawn to the Lord.
Some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.
It is your choice if you make in to the kingdom of GOD and it is your choice if you end up in hell. Those who make the choice to humble themselves repent of their sins ask for forgiveness and for Christ the Lord to be their Lord, loving Christ the Lord with all their heart mind and spirit, and then follow His teaching, He will go before Father God and ask Him to send the Holy Spirit to help direct our lives. God has said the “heart of man is evil”. But with the Holy Spirit directing us through life and the blood of Jesus covering us, as we humble ourselves before the Lord when we blow it, He is faithful to forgive us, so the Father sees us as clean, as holy.
If you truly understand what Christ the Lord (Jesus) has done for you through His crucifixion, if you soften and open your heart to Him, believing in Him call upon His name, and obeying His word, will not be an option for you, nor the way you live your life, you will live it for Him.
Matthew 10:37-39
¶ “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.”
Romans 8:5-17 For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
¶ However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you.
But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.
If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. ¶ So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,
and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
We are under obligation, not to live according to the flesh, but rather we are to put away the things of the flesh, for if you don’t you must die;
but if you are dead to the world’s ways, and are living by the Spirit of GOD putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Rather simple live by the world’s ways, thoughts and actions, motives, the worlds directions. You will die and spend eternity in hell.
If you will surrender to the ways, teaching and directions of the Lord, the Holy Spirit that is given by Father God you will live. For what has been done for us by Father God and His Son Jesus, we are obligated to them if we expect to receive from them.
If a man gave his life for you, so that you could continue living would you not feel obligated to Him???
If a man stood in court, in judgment, for you and paid all your debts so that you would not be through in to prison, would you refuse and be put to death, or would you except his act of kindness do that you may live?
And in excepting His gift would you not feel some sort of obligation to him???
Christ Jesus has done just that for you, and so much more.
The gift is there for you all you have to do is except it and then fulfill your part of the and fulfil your obligation to Christ.
He has died so that you paid all your debts, the least you can do for Him would be to surrender your life to Him and follow His commandments, obey the words of GOD.
Jesus is so eager for you to succeed that He even ask’s His Father to send to those who except His free gift of forgiveness and salvation a helper, to help us fulfill our obligation, and the Father sends the believer the Holy Spirit to dwell in them.
First step: soften your heart so that the word of GOD may be deeply planted
Second step: except the Lords free gift of salvation
Third step: walk away from the word’s ways, teachings, knowledge and worldly wisdom
Fourth step: listen to and obey (follow) the Holy Spirits directions
Fulfill your obligation to the one who freely gave Himself for you. Surrender to Him, Love Him, obey Him.
Just saying, clamming or calling on the name Jesus as some churches stat, does not save your life.
Calling yourself a Christian does not save your life.
Acting out the instructions in the bible does not save your life.
Matthew 7:21
¶ “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’
And then I will declare to them,
‘I never knew you;
DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’
“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.”
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.”
Do you obey the Lord?
Do you follow His commandments?
Do you love Him with all your heart?
Do you love Him with all your soul?
Do you love the Lord with all your mind?
Do you love your neighbor as you love yourself?
Or are you still holding on to pleasing and satisfying your own lust, our own desires, your one pleasure?
Still in love with the world?
the things of this world?
The ways of this world?
Ego, pride, greed, self-gratification still got a grip on you?
Still can’t surrender the thought, and actions of self?
If so, then quite playing Church, you are only fooling yourself.
GOD knows what is in the heart of a man.
And when the day of judgment comes,
it will be harder on you than if you hade never heard the truth,
for in you, in that moment of time, you will know that it was your choice to enter into hell,
rather than to enter into the Kingdome of GOD.
Take a honest look at your life, where does the greatest influence in your life come from.
Who are you listening to for direction, for wisdom, for knowledge?
who are you living for?
Matthew 6:22-24
"The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.
But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkmess.
If then the light thatis in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
No man can serve two masters; for ether he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and the world.
who are you serving?????
think about it.