When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
John 21.1-19
Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples
"Jesus later appeared to his disciples along the shore of Lake
Tiberias. Simon Peter, Thomas the Twin, Nathanael from Cana in
Galilee, and the brothers James and John, were there, together with
two other disciples. Simon Peter said, "I'm going fishing!"
The others said, "We will go with you." They went out in their boat.
But they didn't catch a thing that night.
Early the next morning Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did
not realize who he was. Jesus shouted, "Friends, have you caught
anything?"
"No!" they answered.
So he told them, "Let your net down on the right side of your boat,
and you will catch some fish."
They did, and the net was so full of fish that they could not drag it
up into the boat.
Jesus' favorite disciple told Peter, "It's the Lord!" When Simon heard
that it was the Lord, he put on the clothes that...
Hebrews 7:15-8:6
"All of this becomes clearer, when someone who is like Melchizedek is
appointed to be a priest. That person wasn't appointed because of his
ancestors, but because his life can never end. The Scriptures say
about him, "You are a priest forever, just like Melchizedek."
In this way a weak and useless command was put aside, because the Law
cannot make anything perfect. At the same time, we are given a much
better hope, and it can bring us close to God.
God himself made a promise when this priest was appointed. But he did
not make a promise like this when the other priests were appointed.
The promise he made is, "I, the Lord, promise that you will be a
priest forever! And I will never change my mind!"
This means that Jesus guarantees us a better agreement with God.
There have been a lot of other priests, and all of them have died.
But Jesus will never die, and so he will be a priest forever! He is
forever able to save ...
Jeremiah 23.1-20
A Message of Hope
"The Lord said:
You leaders of my people are like shepherds that kill and scatter the
sheep. You were supposed to take care of my people, but instead you
chased them away. So now I'll really take care of you, and believe me,
you will pay for your crimes!
I will bring the rest of my people home from the lands where I have
scattered them, and they will grow into a mighty nation. I promise to
choose leaders who will care for them like real shepherds. All of my
people will be there, and they will never again be frightened. Someday
I will appoint an honest king from the family of David, a king who
will be wise and rule with justice. As long as he is king, Israel will
have peace, and Judah will be safe. The name of this king will be "The
Lord Gives Justice."
A time will come when you will again worship me. But you will no
longer call me the Living God who rescued Israel from Egypt. Instead,
you will call me the Liv...
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