Seeing is not always believing                        By Toni Babcock

"Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed," (John 20:29 KJV).

When we have faith in God and His Word, we exemplify the true nature of believing. In a very real sense, we imitate God's own believing. Now we normally don't think of God as needing to believe, but imagine in the beginning - God alone in an endless cosmic void, about to speak matter into being simply because He is. He must believe He is as good as His Word - that what He speaks will be. He calls out the Word in faith, and BOOM. The Universe is born, suspended within a vast dark fabric of time and space. 

God's act of creation becomes a metaphor for the nature of saving faith. We dwell alone in a spiritual void. Then comes God. He speaks the Word in Christ. Through faith we hear, by grace we believe, and at once are drawn to receive Jesus Christ His Son - and BOOM. "Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls," (1 Peter 1:8 KJV).
If you find yourself unable to have faith because you need to see it rather than believe it, remember - in a world full of skeptics, mockers, and unbelievers not a few, it is God's own nature to have faith and believe, and the nature of His Son Jesus Christ to marvel at the lack of ours. Jesus' words to Thomas remind us all, "…Be not faithless, but believing." (John 20:27b KJV)

Toni is a Christian writer who lives in Minnesota. Read more of her articles and published books. HERE