Believing without seeing

 Believing without Seeing

Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.”

JOHN 20.29

You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.

1 PETER 1.8-9

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

HEBREWS 11.1

Some people say they’ll only believe something if they can prove it or if they can see it with their own eyes. If they can’t see it, touch it, hear it, or prove it some other way, they won’t believe.

Did you know that Jesus is understanding when it comes to people who have a hard time believing in what they can’t see? He showed us that when he was willing to give proof to his disciple Thomas. Thomas said he wouldn’t believe that Jesus had risen from the dead unless he touched Jesus’ hands where the nails had been and Jesus’ side where the spear had wounded him. When Jesus appeared to Thomas, he said, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!” And Thomas said, “My Lord and my God!” (Jn 20.27-28).

Then Jesus responded that those who believe without seeing him are blessed. Jesus knew a time was coming when all who believed in him would do so without the benefit of seeing him with their eyes or touching him with their hands. So he gives us the gift of faith. Faith gives us the confidence to believe in a Jesus we have never seen with our physical eyes.