For all the Doubters – Seeing is Believing – Morning Devotional From the Edges –

Pastor Calvin’s note: This is a follow up to yesterday’s sermon. I am really praying that all of us can move from doubting anything that God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit has done, is doing, and will do in our lives, our families, our churches, and our world. May we find healing and hope in Jesus.

Seeing to Believe
May 5, 2025
Scripture focus John 20:24-25 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

Thomas gets a bad reputation as “Doubting Thomas,” but if we are honest, we can often find ourselves in his shoes. After all, we live in a world that constantly demands proof before we are able to trust or at least trusting completely is experienced. Being a skeptic or a doubter often feels safer or at least it is a place of no commitment.

In these days we are little on commitment. This I see is what is shaping our culture. Withdrawing because of doubt often feels safer than having faith in both the seen and unseen— to heal our wounds and shape us into the God planned, Jesus’ saving, Holy Spirit driven creation – God has intended for all of us.

Thomas wanted to believe, but the pain of loss and fear of disappointment built a wall around his heart. He needed real evidence. Maybe that is our problem as well, we have a hard time believing and having faith in that which we can’t see or touch. How many times have we, either cried out, or at least in our inner depths said, “Unless I see…I will not believe”? Maybe not with our words, but in the guarded way we approach God’s promises, afraid to be let down one more time.

Yet, Jesus does not scold Thomas. Instead, He meets Thomas in his need. Christ invites Thomas to touch His scars—the very marks of His love and sacrifice. In holiness, Jesus shows us that He is not afraid of our doubts or wounds. He enters in. He transforms them.

Today, Jesus meets us the same way. In our questions, fears, and stubbornness, He invites us to come closer. Holiness is not about having a faith without questions—it’s about letting our questions bring us closer to the living Christ.

May we have the courage to bring our doubts to Jesus, not hide them. And may we find, like Thomas, that when Jesus shows up and we encounter His risen wounds, we come to the place where we see Jesus as He truly is, and our hearts are made new.