Skip to main content

Devotional - 08th June 2020

"And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God' (John 20 :28).

Thomas one of Christ's chosen disciples was found to be a zealous disciple. He demonstrated a fearless attitude, and was willing to go up to Jerusalem to die with Christ when the Jews wanted to kill Christ. After Christ's death and resurrection, he appeared to his disciples on several occasions when Thomas was absent. When he heard that Christ had risen and others the others had seen him, he couldn't accept it. He had to see Jesus for himself. He wanted to see the nail print in Christ's hands and be able to put his fingers into the place of the nails and his hand in side before he believed. Can you imagine! how that was for Thomas when Christ appeared while they were all assembled together? He must have felt a bit shameful to have doubted that Christ had risen. However, Christ spoke with such love, as He uttered the words that came from the lips of Thomas earlier. Thomas astonished, and with overwhelmingly joy, said to Christ, "My Lord and my God!" What a confession! What a declaration! Have you ever doubted God in the past? Are you still doubting Him, maybe his love for you a sinful being? Maybe you doubt his forgiveness for a something you cannot forgive yourself for? Well, we can be grateful for the words of Thomas who doubted the risen Saviour, and is recorded in the Scriptures for our benefit. When we are in doubt, we are reminded that Jesus is our God and our Saviour. He didn't rebuke Thomas of his unbelief, but met him at his point of need and strengthen him to continue the work Christ had admonished him to do. We might not be able to to see Jesus as Thomas did. But are encouraged and comforted of the words of Jesus for you and me. "Blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed." Praise the Lord, we were on his mind. Though we have not seen Him, we by faith believe He is the Son of God who die to save us with His blood and rose again that we when He return, will be with Him eternally. Have faith! Trust God so you may live.

Have a wonderful day🌹🌹

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Devotional - 24th Aug 2022

 'But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you' (Matthew 6:33). The Lord is our Provider and knows all that we are in need of before we even ask. We do not need to worry or fret ourselves about what we shall eat or drink. Our Father in heaven will take care of these things we need. We are told by Jesus, 'To seek first the kingdom of God.' What does that mean? It means we should lean on, and trust in the grace of Jesus Christ. We should repent of our sins and have a desire to turn away from it. We should seek to put God first in our praise to Him, in our worship of Him, to put our total trust in Him and to rely on Him  rather than ourselves or others. We need to seek Him first in our reassurance and acknowledging who He is and what He can do. We also need to seek God's righteousness by  loving our neighbors and feeding the poor and destitute, seek justice for the vulnerable. We should put God's plan and...
Post a Comment
Read more

Devotional - 14th July 2020

'Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead , yet shall he live;' (John 11:25). The story of Lazarus is a well known one in the Bible. He and his sisters Martha and Mary were friends of Jesus, who loved them. Lazarus became sick and died, and after four days Jesus raised him from the dead. This was more for benefits of those around including His disciples, so that they may truly believe that God had sent him.  He was speaking  with Martha who was more focused on the telling Jesus the problem, than demanding a specific solution. We too can be so focus on the problems we faced, that we forget that God is  much bigger that the problem and is our solution to them. When Jesus told her Lazarus would rise again, she understood it to mean he would live again someday. But Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes in me, though he was dead, yet shall he live." Christ at this time, was able...
Post a Comment
Read more

Devotional - 15th Feb 2022

 'But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident for, the just shall live by faith' ( Galatians 3:11). Paul in speaking to the Galatians, admonished them not to listen to heresies, that would jeopardise their relationship with Christ. The same message is relevant to us today as well. Paul here was saying, following the law cannot save us. It is our trust in God and having  faith in his Son, Jesus Christ, that can make us  right with God. That was evident, that the just shall live by faith, not by our own works. It was Christ who had redeemed us from the curse of the law by the shedding of his precious blood. We are save and made right by God's grace through faith in Christ Jesus. Abraham was justified, because He believed God  and was accounted righteous. We who are seeds of Abraham, will receive the blessings of Abraham by believing in Christ by faith and not works. The Promised blessings of Abraham by God, wasn't just for him alone, but ...
Post a Comment
Read more