But Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”

Eight days later His disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus *came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be to you.” Then He *said to Thomas, “Place your finger here, and see My hands; and take your hand and put it into My side; and do not continue in disbelief, but be a believer.”

In John 11, when Jesus told His disciples He wanted to go see Lazarus’s body, the disciples warned Him it was a bad idea. The last time Jesus was in Lazarus’s hometown, the Jews tried to kill Him. Thomas was the only disciple who said, “Let’s also go, so that we may die with Him!” (John 11:16) It’s interesting that Thomas, the disciple who once was ready to follow Jesus even at the cost of his own life, is the same the disciple who said he wouldn’t believe the claims about Jesus without proof.

Have you had times like this? Maybe you’ve been passionately following Christ in one season and then really struggling to believe anything He said and did was true the next. Thankfully, God can handle our questions and skepticism. Rather than being put off, Jesus saw Thomas—even in uncertainty—pursuing truth as he pressed into the community of the disciples instead of walking away from the faith. Jesus saw all of this, and answered Thomas’s question before he could even ask directly. Thomas was not alone in his moment of struggle and questions, and neither are we. We have the Holy Spirit with us in the confusion and heartache. Romans 8:26-27 says “Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.” We can come to God with our questions and uncertainties because He knows our hearts. We are not alone to figure it out; we have a Savior who is patient and walks with us through the struggle.

• What are some questions of faith that you have wrestled with in the past? What did you do in that time?
• Where are you in your faith right now? What do you need to take to God today?
• Pray and thank God that He is faithful to us even in our questions and uncertainties.