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Welcome to Day 2194 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom The Gospel of John – 43 – Our Weakness…His Strength – Daily Wisdom Putnam Church Message – 01/15/2023 The Gospel of John – Part 5: Vindication Of The Word – Many Other Signs…Many Other Things   Last week, in our series of messages of the Good News according to John the Apostle, we looked at “Our Weakness…His Strength.” We ended with a focus on “Coming to Terms with Your Calling,” and concluded that We must fully understand that all work is kingdom work. There is no difference between secular and sacred work. All work is holy when we are Christ’s followers. After a year of studying the book of John, we have arrived at our last message. It will be a relatively short message, but the final two verses stand independently. Our scripture for today is John 21:24-25,  on page 1688 in the Pew Bible.  24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. Therefore, we know that his testimony is true. 25 Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.   Before our daughter Janet and her husband Rowan were married, they requested that the two fathers perform the marriage ceremony. I went through the process of certification to perform marriages in all states. I share this privilege with ship captains, judges, and justices of the peace. I am authorized to join two people in a state of marriage—a holy union and a legal partnership. Before the big day, the couple must go to the courthouse and obtain a marriage license. Then, after the ceremony, I place my signature at the bottom of the license as a testimony to the court—and, therefore, all who are concerned—that two individuals have been united.   Furthermore, two additional witnesses signed the document, testifying that I conducted the service and affirming that the officiator’s signature was mine. It was also customary in Rome, and throughout the empire, to have all legal documents signed and sworn, testifying to their authenticity. So, as John blotted the ink on his original scroll and prepared to roll it up for distribution to the churches, he added his sworn statement, testifying to the truth of all he had written under the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit. And he was joined by others, who witnessed his signature.   —21:24— John’s seal of authenticity affirmed three essential facts: First, every record in this scroll is an eyewitness account; not only as one of the Twelve/ but also as one of Jesus’ closest friends. (Five times in his narrative, John refers to himself as ‘the disciple Jesus loved) “This is the disciple” refers to the individual present with Peter and Jesus on the shore (21:20–23), the same disciple rumored to be alive at the Lord’s return.   Second, every word contained in this scroll was written by this same eyewitness. John likely prepared this statement in the first person plural, “We know that his testimony is...