John 20:28-29 (KJV) And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
20:28 God turns His people’s failures to some good. Because of the doubts of Thomas, and Christ’s revealing Himself to him, we have this great expression of faith. Thomas, as a Jew instructed in the Old Testament, and taught by Jesus Himself for three years, knew very well that there was only one God and that to have any other god was the worst of sins. When he called Jesus “Lord” and “God” he was expressing his conviction that Jesus was the incarnation of the one true God, of the Old Testament.
20:29 See how the Lord Jesus accepts his words. In other words, He agrees with Thomas that He is Lord and God. If Jesus did not know He is Lord and God it is inconceivable that He would have done this. Mere men, if they are good men, do not accept divine honors.
“Blessed”– this blessing comes on all of us today who believe as Thomas did – that Jesus rose from the dead and that He is Lord and true God and that He is that to us. The opposite is also true – God cannot pronounce His blessing on those who do not believe this.
Just like Thomas, we have our moments of doubt. And like Thomas, sometimes the Lord supplies us with the proof that we demand. And sometimes, we must trust by faith. But when we struggle with doubt, Jesus is faithful to answer us, to answer our doubts, and to increase our faith.
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