You want to believe, but
have trouble? Remember doubting Thomas and what Jesus told him after he had
placed his hand in Jesus’ wound? “You
believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing
me” (John 20:27-29, NLT).
Can you believe in Him
without seeing? Can you believe His promises without seeing—can you believe
without feeling—can you believe because you trust what His Word imparts? That
is faith. “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of
things we cannot see” (Hebrews 11:1, NLT). Faith makes no sense to the mind
that constantly seeks for earthly proof that is seen or felt. But to one who
trusts in God’s truth and purpose, faith is its own perfect reality springing
from constantly renewed hope. And faith is spiritual evidence. It is proof of what
is real, but cannot be seen. It is proof of His reality that He has promised.
It cannot be denied, because His grace has already accomplished spiritual
proof.
“Then Jesus said to
Thomas, ‘Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into
the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe’” (John 20:27b,
NLT)! Look, Thomas, touch my wound, and believe. Don’t be without faith for one
more minute. If you have to see and feel to believe, then touch my side, but
blessed are those who believe without seeing or feeling.
“Don’t be without faith
any longer,” the Lord beckons each one of us. “Believe in my grace—the gift of
my life, and what it accomplished on Calvary. Believe, because I have risen.” Just
as Thomas, if you have trouble believing, touch the wound in His side, and
allow whatever “proof” you need to inspire you. Allow that wound to inspire your
own journey of greater faith. Next time believe without touching, seeing, or
feeling. With all joy you will exclaim
just as Thomas, “’my Lord and my God” (John 20:28, NLT)! And blessed you shall
be for you shall have believed without seeing or feeling! You shall have
believed because all the proof you needed was given when the debt of your sin
was paid by a Savior who had none of His own.
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2018 Lynn Lacher
www.lynnlacher.com
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