John
wrote a compelling Gospel with specifically selected events, miracles and
teachings. He knew he didn’t capture everything, but other writers had recorded
additional truths about Jesus. So, he ended his book with this final verse:
John
21:25 Jesus did many other things
as well. If every one of them were written down, I
suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would
be written.
John had a specific purpose in
writing what he wrote. He gave his purpose in the previous chapter.
John 20:30-31 30 Jesus performed many
other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this
book. 31 But these are
written that you may believe that
Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God,
and that by believing you may have life in his name.
The miracles John recorded weren’t
random and neither is the rest of the Bible. I love knowing the Holy Spirit had
John write down certain miracles specifically so we would believe! Not only did
John (and more importantly, God) desire us to believe, but to experience true
life as part of Jesus’s family. We can have abundant, purposeful, and
joy-filled life as we know Jesus, understand what He’s done for us and follow
His example.
How has knowing Jesus is Truth, given you purpose-filled life?
