“Thomas saith unto Him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?” (John 14:5)
Just three days from this scene and conversation Jesus would appear in His resurrection body to the ten. Judas Iscariot had committed suicide and Thomas was not present. So when the others saw Jesus they told the absent Thomas. Thomas responded by saying, “Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe.” (John 20:25)
One wonders how many other times Thomas may have missed assembling with the others. It seems he had missed what Jesus had said about where He was going and how they could get there. “We don’t know where you are going or how to get there.” Somehow Thomas had missed that bit of news. Or maybe he had just forgotten.
What assurances, challenges and spiritual instructions have you missed along the way? We always miss something God has for us when we miss the fellowship of other believers and the message from God’s Word. I wonder what Thomas’ excuses were for missing? What are your excuses? Someone said, “Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.”
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