TOPIC: MY LORD AND MY GOD!
TEXT: John 20:24-29(NKJV)
- 20:24. Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
- 20:25. The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
- 20:26. And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!”
- 20:27. Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand [here,] and put [it] into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.”
- 20:28. And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
- 20:29. Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed [are] those who have not seen and [yet] have believed.”
STUDY:
Today we remember the life and ministry of St. Thomas, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. His Hebrew name, Thomas, with its Greek equivalent, Didymus, mean ‘a twin.’ Thomas was a Jew and probably from Galilee (Acts 1:11). He was a fisherman like Peter and Andrew.
The first mention of his name was when Jesus chose the twelve and sent them out in pairs. His life changed when he met Jesus Christ and he became one of his (Christ’s) messengers who received power over all forms of diseases. More importantly, his name was written in the heavenly book of life (Luke 10:17-26). Thomas chose not to lay the foundation of his faith on hearsay; he was bent on seeing the risen Lord before he could believe that He had resurrected (vv. 24-25).
When Jesus Christ came around the second time to the disciples, Thomas was there so Jesus asked him to come over and touch his pierced palm. The apostle exclaimed, “My Lord and my God” (v.28). Beloved, as we remember the life and ministry of Apostle Thomas, we must remember that he was first called into fellowship with Jesus Christ and he obeyed.
This means that he found and knew Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. You also must come to the saving knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. In addition, Apostle Thomas chose not to depend on what others told him; he desired a personal encounter so that his testimony about Jesus Christ would be stained (1 John 1:1-3).
You also need a personal and convincing experience of Jesus Christ to win souls to the Kingdom of God. Instead of going around to mix up the message of the cross, you need to cry out to the Lord for an encounter that will give you a genuine story of God’s love. You should be able to say in humble adoration to the Lord, “My Lord and my God.”
PRAYER:
Father, grant me grace to believe you even when it does not make sense, Amen!
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