John 10:10 (NKJV) 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. As Jesus spoke, He was contrasting Himself with the devil, who He referred to as the thief. He stated that the … Read more
Exodus 3:10 (NKJV) 10 Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” Noah, build an ark. Abraham, leave your country. Moses, tell pharaoh to let My people go. Jonah, go to Nineveh and preach repentance. David, go slay Goliath, the … Read more
Luke 14:28 (NKJV) 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— As the years have gone by, I have begun to realize that God has changed me immensely. And rightfully so. I am no longer my own. … Read more
Matthew 8:19-22 (NKJV) 19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” 21 Then another of His disciples said … Read more
Luke 9:23 (NKJV) 23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. Take up his cross. Wow, this is a huge statement. What is our cross? And how do we take it up daily? Jesus’ cross was literal, … Read more
John 10:27 (NKJV) 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. This is a familiar verse to most of us. We’ve probably heard or read it many times in the past. And we have probably all read it and moved on, thinking very little about the depth of it. I … Read more
John 15:18-19 (NKJV) 18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Making a … Read more
John 13:37-38 (NKJV) 37 Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake.” 38 Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied Me three … Read more
Luke 5:11 (NKJV) 11 So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him. This took place right after Jesus had just filled their boats with fish. They had tried all night but had caught nothing. Then Jesus told Simon to let down his net for a catch. As Simon listened and obeyed, … Read more
Matthew 10:34-36 (NKJV) 34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 36 and ‘a man’s enemies will be … Read more