Days of Praise Podcast
Joy in Believing
“Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.” (1 Peter 1:8)
After His resurrection, the Lord acknowledged t... More...
- Duration:
- 3m
- Broadcast on:
- 08 Sep 2024
- Audio Format:
- mp3
Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast. A daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. Joy in Believing Whom having not seen you love, in whom, though now you see him not, yet believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. 1 Peter 1, 8. After his resurrection, the Lord acknowledged the legitimate need for evidence of such a mighty miracle, honoring the request of Thomas to see for himself that he had indeed returned from the grave. Nevertheless, Thomas could and should have believed the evidence from the other disciples when they testified of the empty tomb and the previous appearances of Christ. Consequently, the Lord Jesus gave a mild but loving rebuke to his doubting disciple. "Thomas, because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed." It is not that the Lord wants us to be credulous, believing something with no basis except blind faith. Today, we have an abundance of solid evidence, more even than the disciples themselves had, and there is no excuse not to believe. Nevertheless, we must believe, for we are saved by hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For what a man sees, why does he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it? We cannot yet see him with our eyes as Thomas did, but we see him with our hearts, and that is enough. As we read of him in the Word, we see him on the cross, taking our sins in his own body. It breaks our hearts. Then we read of the empty tomb and the linen clothes and are like John, who saw and believed. Then we rejoice with joy, literally exult with exceeding gladness, which cannot be told vocally any more than he can be seen visually. One day soon, we shall really see him in his glory, and when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. [Music] If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and please rate and review so more listeners can find us. To support ICR's ministry, visit icr.org/donate. Your gift of any amount helps us reach others with biblical truth and encouragement. Thanks for listening. We hope you'll start each day with day's appraise. [MUSIC PLAYING]