How can we have the faith of Thomas without the experience of Thomas? In this encounter with Jesus, we take a closer look at Jesus’ encounter with Thomas after His resurrection in John 20:24-29. Despite being a disciple and walking closely with Jesus, Thomas didn’t believe that Jesus was truly raised from the dead until he had tangible evidence. Jesus meets Thomas's doubts with compassion, providing the proof he sought, and ultimately deepening his faith.

No matter where you are on your faith journey, all of these takeaways apply:

• Jesus is not afraid of your doubts
• Your faith must be your own
• Allow your life to testify to what God has done for you

If you have eyes to see or ears to hear then you, too, can have the faith of Thomas. We have seen too much to ever go back on Jesus.