Believe - Rev Dr Lynette Sathiasingam

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 '𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞' 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭.

Mary heard Jesus call her name. The disciples saw Jesus and his wounds. Thomas touched Jesus' hands and sighed. It was a privilege for them. It was a privilege for those early believers to see Jesus face to face after his resurrection.

Yet, Jesus says in John 20:29, "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed". There is a blessing in believing that Jesus rose from the dead without having the ability to see and touch the physical evidence ourselves.

1 Peter 1: 8-9 says, "Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. And even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls". We are called to something greater than merely agreeing that the physical evidence is accurate. We are called to believe in Jesus Christ. Hebrews 11: 1 says, "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."