The Final Goal: True Life
Read: John 20:30-31
These are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. – John 20:31
One of my favourite parts of a World Cup tournament is watching the highlights of the day’s action. Whether a game has been a 0-0 bore-draw or a 7-goal thriller, you can be sure that the highlights will give you the best bits of the day’s action.
When we read about the life of Jesus, we might tend to believe that we’re reading just the selected ‘highlights’. But are these just the best bits from His life? The writer John, who spent more than three years working closely with Jesus, commented, “The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book” (John 20:30).
The Bible isn’t just a collection of the most exciting moments; it is written to help each of us trust Jesus. It shows us who He is (“the Messiah, the Son of God”), how we should respond (“by believing”) and the result (“life in His name”).
If all the remarkable things Jesus did were recorded, the books would more than fill the libraries in the world (John 21:25). But what we do have written down is much more than just the ‘best bits’; they are the very words that will give us true life. —Jon Lindsay
All of history points to Jesus.
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