How do you imagine the disciples responded to Jesus after His resurrection? What would it been like to stand in the shoes of Thomas? Josh’s words include the punch line “…so that you might believe.” How could we not grasp the eye witness account of Jesus’ great friend, Jesus? John was a changed man, wanting us to know that we too can be transformed, regardless of our previous issues.
“God’s honesty about life in this broken world is a welcome to each of us to be just as honest. In fact, an entire book of the Bible (Psalms) is a script of the honest cries of God’s people—cries of confusion, doubt, and fear in the midst of the painful trials of life. God never reprimands us for being afraid. He never mocks us in our weakness. He never minimizes what we’re going through. He never turns his back on us when we wonder what he’s doing or why we’re facing what we’re facing. Not only can your Lord handle every bit of your honesty, but his Word is a welcome to be honest.” - Paul David Tripp, Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense
“For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it. We will just skim our lives instead of actually living them.” - John Ortberg, The Life You've Always Wanted
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