Do what Jesus said.
Just do what Jesus said. Such simple advice.
I visited an eight-day Christian conference for the biblical Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) recently and I heard one talk which left me with one great thought: “Just do what He says.”
The speaker was quoting Mary (Jesus’ mom) from the story of the wedding at Cana. Mary inexplicably gets all concerned because they are running out of wine. Historical note: some say that she was hosting the wedding for one of her other children, but that brings up a big can of worms, so that’s not what this article is about!
Anyway, Mary goes to Jesus and says that they are about to run out of wine. He answers cryptically that it isn’t his time yet. She hurries over to the servants and says, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”
This is the best advice ever.
Whatever He says to you, do it.
Mary, talking about Jesus
So in honor of that great advice, I’m listing the verses I playfully put into a children’s ABCs activity book, spoken by Jesus. In alphabetical order.
Ok, I’ll bold the words used to alphabetize.
So these are all things Jesus said to do.
A-F
- And I say to you, Ask and it shall be given you. Seek and you shall find. Knock and it shall be opened to you. –Luke 11:9
- Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock. -Matthew 7:24
- Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. –Matthew 11:28
- Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Luke 6:31
- The light of the body is the eye. Therefore if your eye is sound, your whole body shall be full of light. –Matthew 6:22
Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.
Matthew 4:19
G – L
- But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. –Matthew 6:3-4
- But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. –Matthew 10:30
- I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes on Me shall never thirst. –John 6:35
- Judge not, that you may not be judged. -Matthew 7:1
- If you love Me, keep My commandments. -John 14:15
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
Matthew 22:37
M – S
- Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. -Luke 6:36
- You shall love your neighbor as yourself. -Matthew 22:39
- Love one another. -John 15:17
- Now learn a parable of the fig tree. When its branch is still tender and puts out leaves, you know that summer is near. -Matthew 24:32
- Sorry, there is no Q.
- Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things which are God’s.
But even as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:14-15
T – Y
- And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. -John 8:32
- You are the light of the world…Don’t put your light under a bushel… Let your light shine… -Matthew 5:14-16
- I am the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. -John 15:1
- Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. -John 4:14
- If then I, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an eXample, that you should do as I have done to you. -John 13:14
- I am the Vine, you are the branches. -John 15:5
Lastly
If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.
Mark 9:35
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You can download the actual activity book that I made when my kids were little. It’s geared toward young people learning the alphabet. And, please, check the accuracy of the scripture references. I believe I may have had that brain fog that sometimes comes with young children. Hee hee.
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