Re:Verse passage – Luke 24:36:-43; John 20:26-29 (day two) Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.”
Seeing is believing, right? As most of you know I was not born and raised in the Republic of Texas, I am from the blessed state of Missouri. I am very proud of that, as many of you are aware. Missouri is known as the ‘Show Me State’, there are a lot of theories about where this distinction originated, but the most likely comes from a quote by US Congressman Willard Vandiver as he was testifying before a naval banquet in 1899. Vandiver said: “I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me.”
There is an inherent stubbornness that accompanies this line of thought. It removes the article of faith required of us to follow Jesus. The savior was speaking of all of the faithful who would follow in the ages since he ascended back to heaven. If we only ever believe that which we can see, feels and touch we will miss out on the eternal blessings of heaven. If tangible proof were required for future generations, don’t you think Jesus would have provided it? We have the evidence of the Holy Spirit and the truth of scripture. Regardless of where you are from, that is proof enough.
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I have always wondered why God blinded people so that they could not recognize the resurrected Jesus. At least four times. Just maybe he did this for us today. I have never seen the resurrected Jesus. Never known anyone alive today that has. I believe this red-letter scripture from John tells us why. Only John has this statement from Jesus.
You know Aaron, even scripture says they will know us by our “love and fruit”. (SHOW me)
I was also thinking that JESUS prayed for us future believers in the garden and this conversation was a future reference to us who would not have the privilege HIS followers had. Just a thought…
HIS love is ALL encompassing!
Well said Aaron. “You ask me how I know He lives…He lives within my heart! That hymn has been playing in my head since we sang it week before last!