24 This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true. 25 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)
Have you ever stopped to think what it would be like to write a book or do a movie on someone's whole life? You would have to interview everyone with which the person ever had contact, line up all the logistics, then write or film for a lifetime. You would die before your work of art could be completed. Now think about doing in for Jesus, taking in His 33 years of life, but including the angles of all the lives he touched - all those on the hillside, all those He healed and their families, all those present at the feedings of the 4000 and 5000, and all those who lined the streets shouting "Hosanna" and those who stood looking at the cross. It would take many lifetimes. It's bigger than history. Jesus is bigger than History, outside history - all we can do is look at the facts, the evidence, and the testimony of eyewitnesses like John, who knew Him, walked with Him, was changed by Him, and saw for about 60 years what He did in peoples' lives. We can know the truth; we have all the evidence we need. It's time to trust.
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