"Then Jesus told him (Thomas), 'Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.'" John 20:29
Thomas turned from a doubter to a believer once he had seen the Risen Lord with his own eyes and touched Jesus with his hands. Although we call him "Doubting Thomas," he was not alone. Mary Magdalene and the other eleven disciples also had to see before they believed.
They all believed when they saw, heard, and touched the Risen Savior. But Jesus pronounced a special blessing on those like us who would come to believe without seeing. Through the testimony of those who saw Him, through the work of the Holy Spirit, and through the witness of the church we have come to believe and be blessed.
Father, thank you for the Scripture, the Spirit, and the church which bear compelling witness to the death and resurrection of Jesus so that even though I have not seen Him I am blessed to believe.
I'm praying for you.
Pastor Mark
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