What Will It Take?

John 4: 4 (New Living Translation, NLT).

“Will you never believe in me unless you see miraculous signs and wonders?”

Seeing is believing; something I have heard a lot and more than likely so have you. With all of the technological advances in media today seeing can be deceiving. Computers have made it possible to create images that are manufactured and not real. Hoaxes and deceptions, magicians that make a living by causing us to not see things as they are but as they would have us believe they are. My point is, we can be fooled and are many times and therefore we have become skeptical of even what see this day and time.

Thomas was not willing to put his faith fully in Christ until he was able to “see and touch” the wounds of our Savior. It is interesting to note that Jesus never rebuked him for wanting to be sure but rather submitted Himself to the test. “Go ahead Mr. Thomas; put your finger in the nail wounds and the laceration in My side.” That was all it took for Thomas to conclude; “It is really You Jesus! You are actually back from the dead!”

What will it take for you today? What will it take before you believe that Jesus is real? That the Bible is true? That salvation is not just a religious term but actual rescue from hell? That you need to be saved?

What will it take for you to believe that God really loves and cares about you? That He really is concerned with those things that trouble you? That He really is willing and able to heal you, comfort you, protect you, guide you in your decision making, and can do that which you think is impossible?

Remember what Jesus told Thomas? “You are blessed Thomas because you have been able to do this, but the ones who will really be blessed are those who will never have the opportunity to do what you have done; yet they believe in Me anyway.” (My paraphrase of course).