April 8, 2026, the 98th day of 2026
The Books That Were Not Written
"And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself ... View MoreApril 8, 2026, the 98th day of 2026
The Books That Were Not Written
"And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen."
John 21:25
The extent of what we have not been told is revealed, books of the works of Jesus that have not been written. We are left to ponder.
Will we discover these stories when we are in Heaven, when we can talk to the people touched by their encounter with Jesus?
As an author I am really interested in individual stories. And thinking about how many individuals were touched by Jesus during His lifetime, after His death and when in rose from the dead, fascinates me.
We may wonder. We may ponder. We may imagine. But we will not really know their stories until they share them in eternity. But that is okay, we have plenty of time to share our stories with one another there.
When I read that verse, it makes me realize that we only get a small taste, a small sampling, of the life of Jesus. We get enough to lead us to salvation in Jesus, and that is the main point.
"And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name."
John 20:30-31
The Bible tells us why He came and why He had to die. It is told so we understand that, even before Jesus came. And if we were never taught it, to go back and read it from the start, so we do understand.
In Genesis, we find not only the Creation story, but how sin and death entered the world because of the choice made in the Garden of Eden, at the beginning.
And right there, at a time when all seemed hopeless, the promise of the Saviour was given--a ray of hope in a world under sin's curse because of disobedience.
So much of the Bible leads up to the coming of Jesus, both His first coming and His return. Many had lived and died while hoping to see His coming. They believed in Him and in what He would do.
Then when Jesus came and that generation experienced His coming, many stayed in darkness because Jesus did not act as they expected Him to act, or do what they expected Him to do. The fault was theirs. It was not His.
And though we were not there to experience that time, we get to read from the beginning to the ending of His lifetime and beyond, to what comes after. We have it in a place of easy access, the Bible.
We may not get His whole Earthly story now. But we get enough.
We have enough to know and to believe. And that is what matters for all of us. If we miss seeking and finding Jesus, we miss eternal life.
Stay strong! The impact of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus is still being felt, and will be felt throughout all of eternity!
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