Thursday
Read John 20:19-31
19 It was late that Sunday evening,
and the disciples were gathered together behind locked doors, because they were
afraid of the Jewish authorities. Then Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace
be with you,” he said. 20After saying this, he showed them his hands
and his side. The disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Lord. 21Jesus
said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I send you.” 22Then
he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you
forgive people’s sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are
not forgiven.”
24 One of the twelve disciples,
Thomas (called the Twin), was not with them when Jesus came. 25So
the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
Thomas said to them, “Unless I see the
scars of the nails in his hands and put my finger on those scars and my hand in
his side, I will not believe.”
26 A week later the disciples were
together again indoors, and Thomas was with them. The doors were locked, but
Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27Then
he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands; then stretch
out your hand and put it in my side. Stop your doubting, and believe!”
28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and
my God!”
29 Jesus said to him, “Do you
believe because you see me? How happy are those who believe without seeing me!”
30 In his disciples’ presence Jesus
performed many other miracles which are not written down in this book. 31But
these have been written in order that you may believel that Jesus is
the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through your faith in him you may have
life.
Think
Jesus first word to the disciples in the upper room: "Peace be with
you..."
When we are afraid of God - when we feel far away - God meets us with the
words: "Peace be with you."
Pray
"Be still and know, I am God." - Psalm 46:10
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