Look for Jesus

TODAY'S READING: John 20:24-29
We have dubbed him "Doubting Thomas", but I hope over the last couple of days you have seen he isn't the only one doubting.vActually, I think we treat Thomas unfairly, because most (if not all) of us would have wanted to "see it to believe it" ourselves.
But the last thing Jesus said to Thomas rings loudly in my ears. "You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who haven't seen me and believe anyway."
I want to go back a little bit in the story and look at the exchange between Jesus and Thomas. Thomas had said he would not believe until he saw the holes in Jesus' hands and the wound in His side. Jesus shows up and tells Thomas to put his finger in the hole and his hand in his wound. He challenges Thomas to believe.
While we are not able to see Jesus' body today, we are able to see Him in other ways. I think He challenges us to believe. If we watch for Him at work we might catch a glimpse. We can't see holes in His hands, but we could see hands serving others in His name. We can't see the wound in His side, but we can see the wounded being healed by His love. We can't hear Thomas say "My Lord and my God", but we can see lives changed.
We are blessed if we believe without seeing Jesus. And we will be blessed when we allow others to catch a glimpse of Jesus. People will believe when we become His hands. People will believe when we help others heal. People will believe when we touch lives.
One of the greatest joys in my life has been times when people come to the realization that Jesus is real and that He is risen. In those moments when they discover their Lord and their God, I feel blessed. And I know that they are blessed as well. And there is no greaterreward in life than leading someone to the resurrected Christ.

shine!
Jason