“One of the disciples, Thomas, ‘The
Twin,’ was not there at the time with the others. When they kept telling him, ‘We
have seen the Lord,’ he replied, ‘I won’t believe it unless I see the nail
wounds in His hands -- and put my fingers into them -- and place my hand into His
side.’ Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas
was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was
standing among them and greeting them. Then He said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger
into My hands. Put your hand into My side. Don’t be faithless any longer.
Believe!’ ‘My Lord and my God!’ Thomas said. Then Jesus told him, ‘You believe
because you have seen Me. But blessed are those who haven’t seen Me and believe
anyway.’” (John 20:24-29 TLB)
Thomas had his doubts. Didn’t matter to
him that ten sets of eyes had seen the resurrected Jesus. Or that the women who
had watched Him being placed in a tomb watched Him walk into the room. Let them
shout and clap; Thomas was going to sit and wait…
Thomas was never the same. If the legends
are true, he carried the story of God’s love for doubters and deserters all the
way to India, where he, like his friends and Savior, died because of love.
-- Max Lucado in “Come
Thirsty”
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