Many Other Things

Today’s reading: John 21

Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written. - John‬ ‭21:25‬

The idea found in this verse has driven so many people crazy. The idea that Jesus did thousands of other miracles and taught hundreds of hours in additional teaching — it is enough to make the most contented person curious.

So, why weren’t all those additional details included?

We didn’t need all of the data and all of the moments that Jesus spent on this earth in flesh.

We needed to know about two moments:

1) His death

2) His resurrection

These two hold the power of Jesus’ identity, and they hold the potential for our freedom if we would only place our trust in Him alone.

John spend over half of his gospel writing about what happened during the last week of Jesus’ life. We should take note of that, and listen to the words that the writer of Hebrews (12:3) penned:

For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.