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The Last Verse of the Last Gospel

Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. John 21:25

I finished the Gospel of John today and this verse really made me think. I am very thankful that God gave me the opportunity to read this verse in the library on the ship, surrounded by hundreds of books. As I considered how long it might take to read just the books in the small ship library, I was overwhelmed with the idea that Jesus' works can not be counted and contained in even the largest of the world's libraries.

Let's use our imaginations for a moment to go a bit further than perhaps John intended. Suppose that there were not roads, but only volume upon volume of recorded works of Jesus Christ. Maybe buildings were constructed from these books as well. You wouldn't be able to walk without tripping over stacks of written accounts of the good works of our Lord and Savior! And to think, Jesus only lived 33 years on earth!

If I live 100 years, I doubt even a single volume would be needed to document the good works that I did in three times as long.

However, maybe Christ's work in and through me can add to the volumes of His goodness. That's what really matters, isn't it? May our Lord receive all glory and honor. Let's put on our new self, which is Christ, and allow Him to continue the good work that He has started in all of us.

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