Thanks Aunt Opal. I really appreciate that. Hope you have a GREAT day!
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Sent: Sunday, December 5, 2021 1:10 AM
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Subject: [donniedailygems] Re: DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR SUNDAY DECEMBER 5
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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C
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.
