Last night I was reading from the end of John. I was reading the NLT, and apparently I've never covered this particular passage in this translation. I love what it says (though Bible Gateway leads me to believe that these verses were reworded for the second edition):
"(24) This is that disciple who saw these events and recorded them here. And we all know that his account of these things is accurate. (25) And I suppose that if all the other things Jesus did were written down, the whole world could not contain the books."
-John 21:24-25
"The whole world could not contain the books" - what a powerful idea that is! For all the wonderful things that Jesus did, for all the miracles and teachings recorded in the four gospels and the other books of the New Testament, there was so much more. So many things not written down that to have done so would have been impossible. Incredible. And what if we take into account that John's gospel was written almost 2,000 years ago, and that Jesus has continued to work in our world since that time?! How many more books would be required to share the things that have happened in our lives, our families, our friendships, our churches? Our God truly is an awesome God!
