The limits of sight

Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed. – John 20:29

"Seeing is believing," according to the old saying. But if we believe only what we can see, we will never know God or experience His presence.

I traveled to England during the height of the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic. At home I had read newspaper stories of the tragic effects on farmers. I had watched television reports of slaughtered animals being burned and buried to try to stop the spread of the disease. But as I traveled by train from London to Devon, I saw many flocks of healthy sheep and herds of cattle in the fields. Nowhere did I see a sign warning of foot-and-mouth disease. Should I believe my eyes or the reports of reliable sources?

After Jesus was raised from the dead, Thomas refused to believe the reports that He was alive. He said that unless he touched the nail marks in Jesus’ hands and the wound in His side, he would not believe (John 20:24-25). When the Lord appeared to the disciples eight days later, Jesus said to Thomas, "Because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed" (v.29).

Even though we have not seen Jesus, we accept by faith the word of reliable witnesses, we embrace the living Lord, and we believe. – David C. McCasland

I know by faith in whom I have believed,

I know that God’s free gift I have received,

I know that He will keep me to the end.

My Savior, my Redeemer, and my Friend. – Anon.

READ: John 20:19-31

Faith sees what the eyes cannot.

The Bible in one year:

• 2 Samuel 14-15

• Luke 17:1-19