BELIEVING IS SEEING!

John 20:24-29 TLB

One of the disciples, Thomas, "The Twin," was not there at the time with the others. [25] When they kept telling him, "We have seen the Lord," he replied, "I won't believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands-and put my fingers into them-and place my hand into his side." [26] Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them and greeting them. [27] Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger into my hands. Put your hand into my side. Don't be faithless any longer. Believe!" [28] "My Lord and my God!" Thomas said. [29] Then Jesus told him, "You believe because you have seen me. But blessed are those who haven't seen me and believe anyway."

 

A doubting Thomas is a sceptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience—a reference to the Apostle Thomas, who refused to believe that the resurrected Jesus had appeared to the ten other apostles until he could see and feel the wounds received by Jesus on the cross. Hence the phrase “believing is seeing.” Are you a doubting Thomas?

Jesus didn’t blame Thomas for not being present in the room when He appeared but blamed him for his unbelieving attitude. He wanted visible, tangible proof of the Lord’s resurrection, like so many people in the world today; otherwise, he would not believe, just as they would not believe. This is the attitude of many today, but it is not reasonable. Even scientists believe many things that they can neither see nor touch. But they refuse to believe in the existence of God and therefore the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ Jesus.

Our belief or unbelief doesn’t refute the existence of a thing. God knows that very well, hence Psalm 14:1. So, was Thomas a fool? Not really.

There are so many doubting Thomases in the world, even among believers. We have all heard or probably said things like "seeing is believing," "I will believe it when I see it," and "I can't believe this; that is not possible." Well, great news, because according to Matthew 19:26, all things are possible with God.

We have all acted like Thomas at some point or know someone like him; someone difficult to convince of anything without proof and who doubts everything they hear. Verse 25 says, "If I don't see the mark of nails in His hands, put my finger into the mark of nails, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe." This was Thomas' response to being told that they'd seen the Lord.

How about you? What is your reaction to something the Lord has or is doing around you? Are you one of those whose motto is "seeing is believing"?

Unbelievers can exercise their unbelief because that's what they are; "unbelievers," and unbelief is a huge issue in the lives of many believers. The Christian Walk is one of FAITH and the only means by which we enter God's will. But how can you enter His will if you don't believe in who He is, what He's done, and how He loves us?

We all struggle with doubts sometimes, but we must overcome them quickly, believing that God is all good and that He is ever ready to impart to us whatever we need, but only if there is no doubt. That is, we don’t waver in our faith, not doubt the truth of the grand and fundamental principles of God, and when we ask sincerely and fervently without hesitation, we receive so much good from God according to James 1:6.

We miss out on a lot of God’s blessings and favour for us when we choose to see His mighty power at work before believing in His faithfulness. Our need to see before believing is offensive to the Father because it shows how much we doubt His love and grace.

Doubt offends God according to Psalm 95:9-11.

Doubt closes doors of blessings.

Doubt stops our prayers from being answered, says James 1:8.

Doubt causes stagnation.

Doubt closes the door to healing, favour, and miracles.

Don't allow doubts and unbelief to stop you from enjoying all that Christ died to give you. You didn't need a sign to accept Christ as your Savior; don't ask for one to prove that He can and will do what He says He will.

Christ is asking and encouraging you to believe in Him without physical evidence but to have faith to see His glory. Learn to ask the Father to grant you the grace to believe without physical evidence in Jesus’ name.

Don’t be a doubting Thomas; believing is seeing and not seeing is believing.

PRAYER: Lord, open my eyes, physically and spiritually, to Your mighty power and presence and help my unbelief in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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