The Beginner’s Guide to Predicting Your Future: Follow

THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO PREDICTING YOUR FUTURE – 3

FOLLOW

I would have never gotten here without you

“Just follow me.”

Direction, not intention, determines our destination.

Direction, not intention, determines our destination.

When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”   John 6:25 NIV

“…you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill   John 6:26 NIV

Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”    John 6:28 NIV

Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.   John 6:29 NIV

What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?   John 6:30 NIV

Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.   John 6:31 NIV

Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father…   John 6:32 NIV

For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.   John 6:33 NIV

“Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.   John 6:34 NIV

I am the bread of life.   John 6:35 NIV

On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?   John 6:60 NIV

Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend

you?   John 6:61 NIV

From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.   John 6:66

Less filling  – More fulfilling

You don’t want to leave too, do you?   John 6:67 NIV

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go?  You have the words of eternal life.  We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.   John 6:68-69 NIV

…to whom shall we go?

You’ll be glad too.

Following Jesus is not easy.

Following Jesus is better.

Surrender to his direction.

Trust him with your destination.