I only read one statement of Jesus, but I couldn’t go any further in my reading.
It was a statement I had read hundreds of times before, but this time it hit me differently. Deeper. More impacting.
I love when that happens.
I realized I often take a statement like that from Jesus for granted.
Jesus—the Son of God—said something. Something so profound, so life-giving, and yet it has become so familiar to me that I almost gloss over it when I read.
This time I stopped.
I stopped and thought about the many other truths Jesus shared—often in a single sentence—that are life-changing.
Perhaps some of these will be meaningful to you.
Read through the list—memorize a few of them (you probably already have many of them). But don’t read them as familiar quotes that are usually written in red. Let them soak deep into your heart and mind. Let them add life to you. Be better with truth.
25 life-giving statements Jesus made:
“Take heart, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
“The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few.” (Matthew 9:37)
“Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’” (Matthew 9:13)
“Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” (Matthew 9:2)
“Ask and it will be given to you …” (Matthew 7:7)
“If the Son has set you free, you are free indeed.” (John 8:36)
“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:30)
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)
“You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 6:14)
“Apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5)
“The greatest among you shall be your servant.” (Matthew 23:11)
