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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">“<b>TWO
ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES</b></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></p>
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<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/">www.2rbetter.org</a></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">November 26, 2011</p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><br>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"> <b>APR
2 - JOHN 21 - JESUS: PROVIDES FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b>1.
21:6 (21:1-8) JESUS: WORKS A FISHING MIRACLE! And he said to them,
“Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you shall find.
They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the
multitude of :fishes” (NNT). </b><span style="">Father,
You in Christ supercede all of us in our professions.</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
You know </span></span><u><span style="">all</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
things, and do </span></span><u><span style="">all</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
things well. We magnify You in Your Son! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Hallowed
be your :name.</span></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">2.
2:12 (21:9-14) JESUS: PREPARES A BREAKFAST. Jesus said to them,
“Come break </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">your</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
fast. None of the disciples dared inquire of him, Who are you?
knowing that it was the Lord.” </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Jesus
did not need their fish to make their breakfast! We are in awe of
You, Father. Your ways are past finding out. We worship You in
humility. </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:kingdom come!</span></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3.
2:17 (21:15-17) JESUS: TESTS THE LOVE OF PETER. He [Jesus] said to
him the third </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">time</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
“Simon, </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">son</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
of John, do you love me? :Peter was grieved because he said to him
the third </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">time</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
Do you love (phLE</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>o</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">)
me? and he said to him, Lord, YOU know all </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">things</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">;
YOU know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my little sheep.”
</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">It
wasn't the third question of Jesus that bothered Peter: it was that
Jesus moved down the third time from “Agape” love to “Phile”
love. O help us too to receive Your searching questions, Father!
</span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth.</span></i></b></p>
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<b>4. 21:19 (21:18-19) JESUS: FORETELLS THE DEATH OF PETER. “Now
this he spoke, signifying by what manner of death he shall glorify
:God. And when he had spoken this, he said to him, “Follow me.”</b></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Father,
You know all things! You know both the time and the manner of our
death. For some of us like Peter, it helps to know these things
aforetime: for some it is better that we walk by naked faith! </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth.</span></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">5.
21:22 (21:20-23) JESUS: DISCOURAGES INTEREST IN FUTURE OF OTHERS.
:Jesus said to him, “If I will that he tarry till I come, what </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">is
that</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
to you? YOU follow me.” </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Personal,
passionate devotion to Jesus: </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">this</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
is Your will for us Father, and </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">not</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
that we should have undue concern with Your dealings for our brother!
O forgive us that we fail to maintain that abiding place with You in
Your presence, when we become unduly interested in Your dealings with
others! </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
forgive us our :debts, As we also have forgiven our :debtors.</span></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.
21:24 JESUS: CAREFULLY WITNESSED TO BY JOHN. “This is the
disciple that witnesses of these </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">things</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
and wrote these: and we know that his :witness is true.” </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Father,
we thank You for the faithfulness, spirituality and deep perception
of John. We covet to be close to Jesus the way John was. </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
bring us not into temptation.</span></i></b></p>
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<h1 class="western" style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.
21:25 JESUS: AMAZING NUMBER OF HIS MIRACLES. “And many other
</span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">things</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
also are which :Jesus did, the which if they be written every one, I
suppose that not even the world itself would contain the books
written.” </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">This
is an amazing testimony, Father. The world is full of books, but the
three years of Jesus' ministry outshines them all! </span></span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
deliver us from the evil</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
one.</span></span></font></font></h1>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><b><span style="font-style: normal;">NOTE</span></b></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
21:23 (21:20-23) JESUS: HIS REPLY TO PETER MISINTERPRETED. “This
:saying therefore went forth among the brethren, that that :disciples
does not die: yet :Jesus said not to him, that he does not die; but,
If I will that he tarry till I come, what </b></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">is
that</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
to you?” </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">And
who started this rumor based on misconception? Peter? Father, keep us
careful with our words. Set a watch before our lips! </span></span></span></font></font>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">So
we finish together the last chapter of John. The part in it that
intrigues me the most - is Jesus' 3-fold question to Peter. I have
shared insights on this in the past. Some may wonder - does he
remember that he has gone into this before? Yes - and in doing so I
am following the example of Derek Prince who said - “One of the
laws of Pedagogy is </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Repetition</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.”
Sometimes it's the 100</span></span></span><sup><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">th</span></span></span></sup><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
time we hear something that it clicks, and we truly see the
significance of it all.</span></span></span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">It's
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">not</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
the fact that Jesus questioned Peter 3 times concerning his love to
his Master that disturbed him - it was that He changed the Greek word
for “love” the third time! The first time He asked Peter if he
loved (a-gaPA</span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">o</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">)
Him? Yes - Peter replied. I love You on the human level (phiLE</span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">o</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">),
not the divine level. Feed my little lambs, Jesus responded.</span></span></span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">The
second time of questioning went through the same use of Greek verbs,
with the response, “Tend my little sheep”. </font></font>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">But</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
- </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">the
third time</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
- Jesus came down to Peter's human level and asked, “Peter - do you
even love (phiLE</span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">o</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">)
Me on the human level? This deeply wounded Peter, and he responded
with grief - “Yes Lord, You </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">know</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
that though I can't yet love You on the divine level (a-gaPA</span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">o</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">)
- at least - I truly do love you on the human level (phiLE</span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">o</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">).
And Jesus' response was, “Feed my little sheep.”</span></span></span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">I
suppose the significance of this 3-fold questioning was in line with
Peter's previous </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">3-fold
denial</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">!
I am sure Peter caught this significance.</span></span></span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">If
you look up on our Website </span></span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><</span></span><u><a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/"><span style="font-style: normal;">www.2rbetter.org</span></a></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">></span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
and click on “Interlinear” and scroll down to John 21, you can
see very clearly there the context for the above.</span></span></span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">And
now - our Psalm for the day - </span></span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">91:14-15
(91:1-16) MY REFUGE AND MY FORTRESS. “Because he holds fast to me
in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my
name. </span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">15</span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in
trouble; I will rescue him and honor him” (ESV). </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Father,
You did this for Your only begotten Son in His flesh; and because we
are in Him, in Christ, You will do it for us also! Therefore with joy
and gratefulness </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">we
hallow your :name!</span></i></b></font></font></p>
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