He Saw And Believed

Jesus answered them, Do you now believe?  

John 16:31 

Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. 

John 20:8,9 

What restored the faith of the disciples after the death of Christ? The answer is, His resurrection. John identifies himself as ‘the other disciple’ who was with Peter at the tomb. He says, ‘he saw and believed.’ Over the course of that day, Christ appeared to Mary Magdalene, the two disciples on the road to Emmaus and then to the disciples gathered together behind locked doors for fear of the Jews. It would be a week before He appeared to them again to personally address Thomas, in order that he would believe. The fact remains that the resurrection was what brought their belief back to life. ‘Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord.’ What makes our faith live? It is a clear sight of the risen Christ. We have seen His deeds. We have read His words. We have beheld His agony. We have heard His cries. We have seen where they have laid Him. We have witnessed that He has risen from the dead. Above 500 brethren saw Him at one time. The Apostles all bore witness they had seen Him in Person. The resurrection of Christ is one of the most well-attested facts in human history. It has fired the faith of millions and has power today. With all of them we say, ‘The Lord is risen!’  

Our Glorious, Risen Christ, 
we rejoice that You are alive from the dead. 
We praise You that we can have confidence in You, 
our Risen Lord. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning