If you have ever compared your life to someone else’s (who hasn’t?), you need to hear Jesus’ reply in John 21:20-25 to Peter’s curiosity about Jesus’ plan for another disciple. Also in this gospel’s final section, the author finally but partially identified himself. He was one of Jesus’ closest disciples and a reliable eyewitness to everything he reported, so we can know that it is all true.
In a brief burst of practical instructions, we learn how to treat church leaders, other church numbers, and everyone else.
Prayer is the element that activates all the other pieces of the armor of God.
Because God's power is greater than ours, we ought to obey God, knowing that the joy he gives is greater than suffering humans can...
