Doubt turned to faith!

Unbelief receives nothing (Matt. 13:27) but faith opens all the Treasures of God and never goes away empty.

“Then He said to Thomas put your finger here, see my hands.  Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.  Thomas said to Him My Lord and My God!” “Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed” – John 20:27-28-29.

Have you ever wished you could see Jesus, touch Him, and hear His Words? Are there times you want to sit down with Him and get His advice? Many times I sigh for an answer and wish I could ask Jesus “Why did my son Gary have to die?”

Thomas, often remembered as “Doubting Thomas,” wanted Jesus’ physical presence.  But God’s plan is wiser.  He has not limited Himself to one physical body; He wants to always be near you.   If you are a follower of Jesus Christ He is with you in the form of the Holy Spirit.

(Romans 8:9). You can talk to Him, and you can find His Words to you in the pages of the Bible.  He can be real to you as He was with Thomas.

Jesus was not hard on Thomas for his doubts.  Despite Thomas’s skepticism, he was still loyal to the believers and Jesus Himself.  Some need to doubt before they believe.  If doubt leads to questions, questions lead to answers and if answers are accepted, then doubt has done good work.  It is when doubt becomes stubbornness and stubbornness becomes a lifestyle that doubts harm your faith. Let your doubt deepen your faith as you continue to search for an answer.

A valuable lesson for life:

1.      We can doubt without having to live a doubting way of life. Doubt encourages rethinking.

2.      When you experience doubt, take encouragement from Thomas. He didn’t stay in his doubt but allowed Jesus to bring him to belief.

3.      Jesus does not reject doubts that are honest and directed to belief.

4.      Better to doubt out loud than to disbelieve in silence.

By: Shirley C. Leger August 19, 2024