9/19/2024
<br>Author: Mike Kelley
<br>Title: Mike's Minute
<br><br>So (Thomas) said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails...and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” <br><br>John 20:25<br><br>The disciple named Thomas is usually referred to as “doubting Thomas.” He was given this nickname because of his insistence on walking by sight, not by faith, regarding the resurrection of Jesus. Thomas said, in effect, “Seeing is believing.” <br><br>Let’s not be too hard on Thomas! There are many aspects of biblical experience that stretch the rational mind. The Bible is not irrational, but it can be transrational... asking us to believe things that go beyond our understanding and experience (the Virgin Birth, miracles, the resurrection of Jesus, and so on). <br><br>Thomas deserves credit for being honest enough to express his doubts. He simply wanted to see the resurrected Jesus before he committed himself to such a revolutionary idea as Christianity. <br><br>The real tragedy would have occurred for Thomas if, after seeing Jesus, he still refused to believe. It is one thing to ask for evidence or understanding; it is another to reject the evidence or understanding that is given. <br><br>God is not threatened by our doubts. Remember, God is the one who says, “Come now, let us reason together” (Isaiah 1:18). <br><br>Turn your doubts into questions. Turn your questions into prayers. You will find that believing is seeing. <br>