Scratching The Surface

John 21:24-25 “This is the disciple who saw these events and recorded them here. And we all know that his account of these things is accurate. And I suppose that if all the other things Jesus did were written down, the whole world could not contain the books.”

The Pastor in the church I attended this past Sunday spoke of this verse and what he said humbled me. I read through the Bible a number of times each year and I thought I had a good grasp on who Jesus is. I would say that I was prideful in my knowledge of Jesus. The point the pastor made is that John probably knew Jesus better than or as well as anyone who has ever lived, yet even he says, “I suppose that if all the other things Jesus did were written down, the whole world could not contain the books.” That is a lot of books, thousands of books have been written about Jesus. John and every other disciple could have spent every waking second of their lives writing about Jesus and they could not come close to defining all he is and all he has done.

As I was sitting there in church I felt a little like Job, the last we hear from him in the book of Job he says this, from the Message Bible; “I babbled on about things far beyond me, made small talk about wonders way over my head. You told me, 'Listen, and let me do the talking. Let me ask the questions. You give the answers.' I admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthand—from my own eyes and ears! I'm sorry—forgive me. I'll never do that again, I promise! I'll never again live on crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor." Job saw God in a whole new light in the Amplified Bible it says, “but now my spiritual eyes see you.”

I was humbled for I have only scratched the service of who Jesus is. David’s words to his son Solomon were, “Get to know the God or your ancestors. Worship and serve Him with your whole heart and a willing mind.” God says to Hosea, “I want you to know God.

I recently read a testimony from a 92 year old man he said this, “My life has become beautiful because I’m getting to know God. For 40 years I worked on bettering myself through a man-made program, but then you began to teach me from the bible and I came to know Christ. I would not have had anything to live for if I hadn’t become a Christian (at age 87). I wanted to die. I have changed, and now I talk to God every day and He helps me.”

Learn from God firsthand, not crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor. Read the Bible from beginning to end and be amazed at who this Jesus is!