That You May Believe
John 20:19-31
Key
Verse: “But
these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the
Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name(20:31
NIV).”
The
disciples believed. Thomas believed. Jesus praises those who will not
have seen him, and yet will believe. John's gospel concludes saying
that all this was done, so that we may come to believe. Jesus came,
he taught, he performed miracles, died and rose again, all for one
purpose, so that humanity can come to believe. John writes so that
his readers might believe. So much done for us, for our faith. All
that happened, all that Jesus did, all that Jesus said, all that
transpired while he walked this earth, his death and yes his
resurrection was so that we might come to faith and so that others
might come to faith. As believers, in Jesus Christ our call is not
simply to believe, but to follow in the gospel writer and work to do
what we can so that others might come to believe. Our call is not
only to faith, but it is to share that faith, to infect others with
our belief. Our lives are to be continually lived in such a way that
we, like John, can share the gospel with those who we know, in hope
that they too might come to believe.
Prayer:
Lord,
I live and work among people, people whom you love. Lord, teach me
how to share you with them. Show me to speak to those around me about
you and what you have done for me. Help me to write the gospel of
Jesus Christ as John did, but not with pen, but instead with my
words, with my actions, in and through my relationships with my
friends and neighbors, with my colleagues and the acquaintances I
have in my every day life. Teach me and show me how to be one such as
this. Amen
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