John Sums It All Up
The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book. 31 But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name. John 20:19-31(NLT)
This is John’s original ending to his gospel. Chapter 21 appears to be an afterthought, an addendum. Here John summarizes the life of Jesus sweeping terms; “miraculous”, “believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God”,“by believing in him you will have life”,“the power of his name”.
I hope you choose one or all of these phrases to memorize and reflect on throughout the day today. Long ago I choose the phrase “life in his name” as a phrase on which I constantly reflect. That’s a very beautiful phrase isn’t it? John obviously means more than being phyisically functioning. He also means that there is more to life than living life without being infused with the God infused Life.
Consider: when are you most aware of living the “life of God” as opposed to “life on my own”? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this.
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