Doubters All?
John 20:24-29
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29, ESV).
You know, Thomas gets a pretty bad rap. He’s called “doubting Thomas” because he asked for something that–let’s face it–we all ask for: proof, evidence. Especially for something as hard to believe as a beaten, crucified man coming back from the dead.
Thomas asked because he wanted to be sure. But when he saw the resurrected and powerfully alive Jesus, it was enough. He probably never asked for proof or evidence again! And he dropped to the ground to worship Jesus as his Lord and his God.
Did you notice how Jesus responded to Thomas? He said, ” Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” That’s you and me! We’ve never seen Jesus face-to-face, but we’ve believed in Him. And while it’s alright to see and believe as Thomas did, it takes a greater faith to believe without seeing.
Sometimes we look at people like Thomas and John and others who knew Jesus in person and we think, Wouldn’t it be great for my faith, wouldn’t I believe better if I could only have seen Him? Yet here Jesus says the greater faith is found in those who believe without the benefit of sight or touch or experience.
We can believe Jesus today. By faith, we take Him at His word and we enjoy a relationship with Him.
And when we do, like Thomas, it leads us to worship Him.
