Shepherd's Thought. October 1, 2023
Updated: Oct 23
Shepherd's Thought shared today by Will Mulhollan.
5 Things Jesus Did Not Say
"Follow your heart" Jesus said, "Follow Me" John 10:27- "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." Matthew 10:38- "And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me." Matthew 4:19- "And he said to them, 'Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.'" Mark 1:17- "And Jesus said to them, 'Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.'" See more verses here.
"Be true to yourself" Jesus said, "Deny yourself" Luke 9:23- "And he said to all, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.'" Mark 8:34- "And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.'" Matthew 16:24- "Then Jesus told his disciples, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.'"
"Believe in yourself" Jesus said, "Believe in me" John 14:1- "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me."
"Live your truth" Jesus said, "I am the Truth" John 14:6- "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
"As long as you're happy" Jesus said, "What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul" Matthew 16:26- "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?" Mark 8:36- "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?" Luke 9:25- "For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?"
Jeremiah 17:9- "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?"
