Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

believe and you will see

Faith is believing without seeing (John 20:19-31). It is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence o f things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). As we continue to hear evidence from John about the divinity of Jesus, today we learn that, not only was Jesus brutally murdered, and that he rose from the dead. He also appeared to his followers in a glorified new death-proof body. We also read that like many of our contemporaries today, Thomas questioned the validity of the evidence presented to him. This is a reasonable stance, if we were to apply reason to the situation. However, the life and times of Jesus was not predicated on reason but on faith. “Thomas, if only you could believe without seeing, you would be blessed.” And “blessed are those who have not seen yet come to believe” (Jesus ~AD34). Today my prayer is this, “Lord open my eyes so that I may see. Remove the scales from my eyes and cure my spiritual blindness.” Help me to go beyond reason and increase my faith in you. Let us exclaim like Thomas when we encounter the risen saviour: “My Lord and MY God, that’s who you are JESUS!”