have you prayed today?

THEME: Come To Me
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
—John 20:29
Charlotte Elliott wrote the hymn “Just As I Am” in 1834. She
had been an invalid for many years, and though she wanted
to help with a fund-raiser for a girl’s school, she was too ill.
She felt useless, and this inner distress caused her to begin
doubting her faith in Christ. She wrote “Just As I Am” as a
response to her doubt. The crux of her distress is perhaps
best expressed in these words:
Just as I am, though tossed about
With many a conflict, many a doubt,
Fightings and fears within, without,
O Lamb of God, I come!
Three days after His death and burial, Jesus rose from the
grave and invited the disciple whom history has nicknamed
“Doubting Thomas” to examine the marks of His crucifixion
(John 20:27). When Thomas touched Jesus’ wounds, he
finally believed in the resurrection. Christ responded,
“Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed.
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have
believed” (v.29).
As Christians today, we are the ones who have not seen but
still believe. Yet at times our earthly circumstances create
serious questions in our souls. Even then, we cry out: “Lord,
I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24). Jesus welcomes us
to come to Him just as we are.
Dear Jesus, help me to trust You when life doesn’t make
sense. Please take my doubt and replace it with fresh faith
in You.
The risen Christ opens the door for you to have fullness of
life.
INSIGHT: The world remembers Thomas the disciple for his
statement of doubt about Jesus’ resurrection. However, it
was also Thomas who showed more loyalty to Christ than
many of the others. When the Pharisees were actively
seeking to kill Him, Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us go to
Judea again” (John 11:7). Thomas is the one who said, “Let
us also go that we may die with Him” (v. 16).