What turned Thomas the Doubter into Thomas the Believer was intensely personal encounter with Jesus.
There was nothing abstract, generic or platitudinous in that room that day.
Thomas might have thought that he was using hyperbole and figurative language when he’d demanded the proof of resurrection few days earlier. It was safe to say it, for what likelihood was there that he would ever be called on the carpet for it?!!
But, Jesus knew Thomas better than Thomas knew himself. Jesus loved Thomas beyond his questions and doubts and He made this one special trip just for this one skeptic. He met Thomas right at that point - the finger and the nail, the hand and the side – and put fears and doubts to rest not only in Thomas’ mind but, more importantly, in Thomas’ heart.
The encounter goes beyond awkward. It goes beyond the boundaries of personal space and one’s comfort zone. It reaches deeper than the layers of the epidermis into the vast uncharted regions of soul and spirit.
How do the nails in the flesh heal the sins of another’s soul?
How does the spear in the side breathe life into another’s spirit?
Thomas saw it…
The nails that pierced the flesh, pierced his Lord’s flesh.
The spear that stabbed the side, stabbed his God’s side.
Jesus said to him, 'Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed'. John 20:29
2 comments:
So beautifully said! So wonderfully true! Thanks for your heart's expression of love.
Thank you, Dayle - you are a blessing to me!
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