His Blessings

Hebrews 11:1 tells us that "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." It is hard to explain faith; it truly is something that is easier felt than described. To put it simply, faith is knowing that you know that you know. I know JESUS CHRIST is LORD and SAVIOR. Period.

There are several instances in the Bible where JESUS had to question peoples' faith, including His disciples, who, yes, were chosen by JESUS but were just plain, old, humans such as we are. And, when the human side of us becomes stronger than the spiritual side of us, it is easy for us to allow our faith to become weaker.

Today's word is John 20:29, NLT, which reads, "Then JESUS told him, 'You believe because you have seen ME. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.'"

Thomas had missed JESUS'S visit eight days earlier. The disciples had told Thomas that JESUS was alive and that He had visited them. However, Thomas said that unless he touched JESUS'S wounds, he wasn't going to believe. Often, we have a tendency to judge Thomas for his unbelief, but, don't forget that no one had ever seen someone come back to life. But, they had...

JESUS had brought Lazarus back from the dead, and the disciples witnessed it, along with many others. Yet, Thomas allowed his human nature to take over his faith. Even still, JESUS showed Himself to Thomas and the others. Thomas believed because He had seen. JESUS told Thomas that those who believe in Him, without physically seeing Him, will be blessed. I praise His name for His blessings!

Be Blessed,
Mickey T