The Prepared Path (pt2)

The Prepared Path


Matthew 28:18-19a NKJV
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…

Psalm 103:2 NKJV
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:

Luke 14:26-27 NKJV 26
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disc

Matthew 6:33 NKJV
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

2 Timothy 2:12 KJV
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him…

2 Timothy 2:3
You therefore must endure[a] hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 3:12 NKJV
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution

2 Corinthians 5:15 NKJV
and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

LUKE 16:15b NKJV
... For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Mark 16:18 KJV
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Luke 14:33 NIV
In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.

Habakkuk 2:1 NIV
...I will look to see what he will say to me…

Romans 12:1-2 MSG
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing

1 Corinthians 6:20 NKJV
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body [a]and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Matthew 6:24 NKJV
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and [a]mammon.

Philippians 2:10a -11 NKJV
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Who Jesus is throughout the Bible
In Genesis, he's the seed of the woman;
In Leviticus, he's the Passover lamb. He's our High Priest.
In Numbers, he's the pillar of fire at night and the cloud by day;
in Deuteronomy, he's a prophet like Moses;
in Joshua, the captain of salvation;
In Judges, he's our law giver;
In Ruth, he's our kinsman's redeemer;
in Samuel, he's our prophet;
in Chronicles, he's our king;
in Ezra, he's our faithful scribe;
in Nehemiah, he's the rebuilder of the walls of our broken-down lives;
in Job, he's our ever-living Redeemer;
in the Psalms, he's our shepherd;
in Proverbs & In Ecclesiastes, he's our wisdom;
in Song of Solomon, he's our bridegroom;
in Isaiah, he's the Prince of Peace;
In Lamentations, our weeping prophet;
in Ezekiel, that wonderful, full-of-faith man;
In Daniel, he's the fourth man in the fire;
in Hosea, he's the husband to the backslider;
In Joel, he's the baptizer in the Holy Spirit;
in Obadiah, our Savior;
in Jonah, our missionary;
in Micah, the messenger with beautiful feet;
in Nahum, our avenger;
In Habakkuk, our evangelist;
In Nehemiah, the fountain of blood that opens up to cleanse from sin and uncleanness; in Matthew, he's the Messiah;
In Mark, the wonderful worker of miracles;
In Luke, the Son of Man;
in John, the Son of God;
in Acts, the Holy Spirit moving among men;
In Romans, the justifier;
In Corinthians, the sanctifier;
In Galatians, the Redeemer;
In Ephesians, the unsearchable riches;
in Philippians, the supplier of all of our needs;
In Colossians, the go--the fullness of the Godhead;
In Thessalonians, the soon-coming King;
in Timothy, the mediator between God and man;
In Titus, our faithful pastor;
in Philemon, the friend of the oppressed;
in Hebrews, the blood of the everlasting covenant;
in Peter, he's the chief shepherd who will soon come;
in John, he's love;
In Jude, he's the Lord coming with 10,000s of his saints;
and in Revelation, again, he's King of kings, he's Lord of lords.
Every place in your Bible, it points to Jesus.




Genesis 22:12 NKJV
12 And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

Genesis 22:15-18 MSG
The angel of God spoke from Heaven a second time to Abraham: “I swear—God’s sure word!—because you have gone through with this, and have not refused to give me your son, your dear, dear son, I’ll bless you—oh, how I’ll bless you!

Matthew 6:33 NKJV
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.


LUKE 14:26 NKJV
26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.