John recorded the life and ministry of Jesus to encourage the reader to put his/her faith in the risen Lord.

“But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” (John 20:31)

The experience, encounter and exchange with the risen Lord brought joy, praise, authority, and power for service and most importantly the assurance of His continuous presence to His disciples.

We have the same assurance, so wherever your faith is today, broken as Mary’s, wavering as the disciples, or doubting as Thomas, Jesus reassures us that He is the risen Lord and that the victory over sin, death and Satan is won. Hallelujah