Is Jesus’ Most Frequent Saying Your Most Frequent Thought?

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Pastor Foley

WLO_searchingscripturesYou do know what Jesus’ most frequent saying is…right?

It’s one of the few that’s recorded in all four gospels. In one of the gospels, it’s even required twice.

Matthew 10:39–“Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.”

Matthew 16:25–“For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.”

Mark 8:35–“For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.”

Luke 9:24–“For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.”

John 12:25–“Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.”

Do you love your life today? Are you seeking your life today? Are you seeking to save your life today? Have you found your life today? Are you on a collision course today to lose your life for Christ?

If Jesus is quoted as saying this more frequently than any other saying, are you thinking about these questions often enough? Would anyone (including yourself) deduce from your life that this is the question Jesus most frequently put to his followers?

About Pastor Foley

The Reverend Dr. Eric Foley is CEO and Co-Founder, with his wife Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, of Voice of the Martyrs Korea, supporting the work of persecuted Christians in North Korea and around the world and spreading their discipleship practices worldwide. He is the former International Ambassador for the International Christian Association, the global fellowship of Voice of the Martyrs sister ministries. Pastor Foley is a much sought after speaker, analyst, and project consultant on the North Korean underground church, North Korean defectors, and underground church discipleship. He and Dr. Foley oversee a far-flung staff across Asia that is working to help North Koreans and Christians everywhere grow to fullness in Christ. He earned the Doctor of Management at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio.
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1 Response to Is Jesus’ Most Frequent Saying Your Most Frequent Thought?

  1. GodGirl says:
    May 5, 2014 at 12:08 pm

    I never knew that before!

    Reply

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