Wow. 60 years old. Seems like you should should be the little boy you used to
be running back an forth between your house and mamaw Parrett’s. Time marches
forward. On October 26 of this year I was 79. Can you imagine that. PtL I have
been blessed. Hope you a very happy birthday and many many more. Love you.
Opal.
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On Dec 4, 2021, at 9:33 PM, Donnie Parrett <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR SUNDAY DECEMBER 5
NOTE: I was truly humbled today by receiving over 600 Emails, texts,
messages, and phone calls, from those of you who wanted to wish me a Happy
60th Birthday.
You guys are AMAZING!
I love and appreciate each and every one of you.
DAILY BIBLE READING
Peter
John 21:1-25 Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus Appears to Seven Followers
1 Later, Jesus appeared again to his followers by Lake Galilee.[a] This is
how it happened: 2 Some of the followers were together-Simon Peter, Thomas
(called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the two sons of Zebedee,
and two other followers. 3 Simon Peter said, "I am going out to fish."
The other followers said, "We will go with you." So all of them went out and
got into the boat. They fished that night but caught nothing.
4 Early the next morning Jesus stood on the shore. But the followers did not
know it was Jesus. 5 Then he said to them, "Friends, have you caught any
fish?"
They answered, "No."
6 He said, "Throw your net into the water on the right side of your boat.
You will find some fish there." So they did this. They caught so many fish
that they could not pull the net back into the boat.
7 The follower Jesus loved very much said to Peter, "That man is the Lord!"
When Peter heard him say it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around
himself. (He had taken his clothes off to work.) Then he jumped into the
water. 8 The other followers went to shore in the boat. They pulled the net
full of fish. They were not very far from shore, only about 100 yards.[b] 9
When they stepped out of the boat and onto the shore, they saw a fire of hot
coals. There were fish on the fire and some bread there too. 10 Then Jesus
said, "Bring some of the fish that you caught."
11 Simon Peter got into the boat and pulled the net to the shore. It was
full of big fish-153 of them! But even with that many fish, the net did not
tear. 12 Jesus said to them, "Come and eat." None of the followers would ask
him, "Who are you?" They knew he was the Lord. 13 Jesus walked over to get
the bread and gave it to them. He also gave them the fish.
14 This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his followers after he was
raised from death.
Jesus Talks to Peter
15 When they finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of
John, do you love me more than these other men love me?"
Peter answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you."
Then Jesus said to him, "Take care of my lambs.[c]"
16 Again Jesus said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?"
Peter answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you."
Then Jesus said, "Take care of my sheep."
17 A third time Jesus said, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?"
Peter was sad because Jesus asked him three times, "Do you love me?" He
said, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you!"
Jesus said to him, "Take care of my sheep. 18 The truth is, when you were
young, you tied your own belt and went where you wanted. But when you are
old, you will put out your hands, and someone else will tie your belt. They
will lead you where you don't want to go." 19 (Jesus said this to show how
Peter would die to give glory to God.) Then he said to Peter, "Follow me!"
20 Peter turned and saw the follower Jesus loved very much walking behind
them. (This was the follower who had leaned against Jesus at the supper and
said, "Lord, who is it that will hand you over?") 21 When Peter saw him
behind them, he asked Jesus, "Lord, what about him?"
22 Jesus answered, "Maybe I want him to live until I come. That should not
matter to you. You follow me!"
23 So a story spread among the followers of Jesus. They were saying that
this follower would not die. But Jesus did not say he would not die. He only
said, "Maybe I want him to live until I come. That should not matter to
you."
24 That follower is the one who is telling these things. He is the one who
has now written them all down. We know that what he says is true.
25 There are many other things that Jesus did. If every one of them were
written down, I think the whole world would not be big enough for all the
books that would be written.
Footnotes
John 21:1 Lake Galilee Literally, "Lake of Tiberias," another name for Lake
Galilee. See Jn. 6:1.
John 21:8 100 yards Literally, "200 cubits."
John 21:15 lambs Jesus uses this word and the word "sheep" in verses 16 and
17 to mean his followers, as in Jn. 10.
