not self-control; it is Jesus Star-control. Jesus
must be on the throne of your life, not self.
Let Jesus have control.
Earth, it was the brightest, most wonderful star
that anyone could have ever imagined. It was
the Star the angels worshiped and adored the
night Jesus was born. Hear the voice of the
Star saying, I am the way, the truth, and the
life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by
me (John 14:6).
The Jesus Star is life. I am the resurrection,
and the life: he that believeth in me, though
he were dead, yet shall he live (John 11:25).
Paul knew that Star; and he said, I am crucified
with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not
I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life
which I now live in the flesh I live by
the faith of the Son of God, who
loved me, and gave himself for
me (Galatians 2:20).
The Star is a guiding light that
appears in every book of the
Bible. In the Old Testament,
the Star guided the Israelites
through the wilderness as a
pillar of fire by night and as a
cloud by day. And the LORD
went before them the Israelites
by day in a pillar of a
cloud, to lead them the way;
and by night in a pillar of fire, to
give them light; to go by day and
night: He took not away the pillar of the
cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night,
from before the people (Exodus 13:21,22).
In the New Testament, the Star appears as a
grown man calling to those who were working
by the seashore. And he Jesus saith unto
them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers
of men (Matthew 4:19). The Lord never
calls idle people to work for Him; He only calls
busy, active people because He knows they
will get the work done. We must be busy doing
God’s work, and we must finish it.
Deny Self
The first thing you have to do to follow Jesus
is to deny yourself. Then said Jesus unto his
disciples, If any man will come after me, let
him deny himself, and take up his cross, and
follow me (Matthew 16:24). Denying self is
The Jesus Star has all the power you will ever
need to control yourself when you get angry.
He said, Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the
sun go down upon your wrath (Ephesians
4:26). No matter how angry you might get,
Jesus will be there with His divine self-control.
You won’t speak words that aren’t pleasing
to Him. Thus saith the Lord, you will
have complete control that only
comes from the Star.
When you let Jesus be in
control and follow Him, you
will listen to nothing but truth.
You will not listen to people’s
opinions, and you will recognize
the devil and his tactics.
You have to leave everything
behind, and never let anybody
hinder you no matter
how close they are to you.
You can’t even let your own
husband or wife hinder you; you
must follow the Star with your whole heart.
Walk with the Star
At one time, the Star, Jesus, actually dwelt
among us. The Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us (John 1:14). Jesus came all
the way from Heaven and walked upon the
Earth as a man to destroy the curse of sin, but
He was more than a man; and He walked the
angry seas of life for you and me. And in the
fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto
them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples
saw him walking on the sea, they were
troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried
out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake
unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I;
be not afraid (Matthew 14:25–27).
Jesus walked on the water, not only for
Simon Peter and the disciples who were on
board the boat that night but for all who will
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