Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. (1 John 4:15-16)
But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. (1 John 2:5-6)
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. (Matthew 5:6)
This is one of my favorite verses that Jesus spoke in the sermon on the mount. It speaks to the truth inside all of us. We all hunger for something beyond what anything in this world can satisfy. At times we might try to satisfy that hunger with temporary things or people, but eventually we come to realize that God is the only One who can fully satisfy the hunger within us.
He sent His Son to be the bread of life, to renew a relationship with us. He is the living water, ready to quench the thirst of our souls on a daily basis. It’s time to go back to the fountain and draw from the source of living water. On this earth, we will have moments of hunger and thirst, which can only be satisfied in God alone through His Word.
Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29)
This devotional is part 2 from yesterday. Here is a link to the first part, if you missed it What about the Nails?
Do you know that Scripture never says if Thomas was able to touch the hands of the Savior or touch His side? It was enough for him to hear the voice of his Savior and see the One who taught him how to truly live! Yes, those scars are there and Jesus was willing to show them. Maybe it was never about the scars. Maybe it was about something more. I believe Thomas wanted to see his Savior again. The One who led him for three years. The One who taught him so much. Let’s follow the exchange between Jesus and Thomas, maybe we can learn a little more.
“A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them.” (John 20:26)