Thoughts on the Gospel of John (211) - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2025

And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace to you! Then He said to Thomas, Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing. And Thomas answered and said to Him, My Lord and my God! Jesus said to him, Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
John 20:26–29

Thoughts on the Gospel of John (211)
“Doubting Thomas”, as he is often called, rejected the testimony of his fellow disciples with the words: “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails and put my finger into the print of the nails ...”. He may well want to believe that Jesus is risen, but he cannot overcome his own doubts.

Jesus Christ is a kind Lord! A week later He comes into the midst of the disciples again. This time Thomas doesn’t miss the opportunity to be there. With His greeting, the Son of God shows Himself again as the source of peace. Without hesitation, He takes up the words of Thomas, which He had heard just as the disciples had. “All things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:13).

Thomas is overwhelmed. His doubts dissipate like mist in the sun. Obviously, he has never perceived the majesty of Jesus so consciously as at this moment. Therefore he says, “My Lord and my God!” With this he bows down in his heart and acknowledges what many people doubt: that Jesus has supreme authority and is God Himself.

An individual’s personal happiness lies in the word “my”. And this is what we desire for every reader – to be able to say to Jesus: “My Lord and my God!”

(to be continued next Sunday)

Today’s reading: Isaiah 51:12-23 · Hebrews 12:1-11