Thomas would die for Christ. Surely he'd die for the chance to see the risen Christ. But he wasn't about to be fooled. He'd buried his hopes once, thank you. Not about to bury them again. No matter what the others said, he needed to see for himself. So for seven days he sat. Others rejoiced, he resisted. They celebrated, he was silent. Thomas needed first hand evidence. So Jesus gave it. First one hand, then the other, then the pierced side, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don't be faithless any longer. Believe! (John 20:27). And Thomas did. "My Lord and my God!" (v 28) Only a God could come back from the dead. And only a God of love would come back for a doubter.
Desert God-he'll still love you.
Deny God-he'll still love you
Doubt God-he'll still love you.
Paul was convinced. Are you? Are you convinced that you have never lived a loveless day? Not one. Never unloved. Those times you deserted Christ? He loved you. You hid from him: he came looking for you. And those occasions you denied Christ? Though you belonged to him, you hung with them, and when his name surfaced, you cursed like a drunken sailor. God let you hear the crowing of conscience and feel the heat of tears. But he never let you go. Your denials cannot diminish His love. Nor can your doubts, You've had them. You may even have them now. While there is much we cannot know, may never know, can't we be sure of this? Doubt don't separate doubters from God's love. This door has never closed. God's love supply is never empty. "For His unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth." (Ps. 103:11) Max Lucado
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