believing is seeing

One of the greatest places where Jesus’ followers were challenged to remember the presence of Jesus was after His death on the cross and the resurrection from the dead. He literally appeared to them several times during those 40 days.

It seems that Jesus was reminding them and us that whether they saw Him or not that He was with them. Do you get that?

Seeing is not always believing. Believing is seeing.

Not only is that a quote from the movie The Santa Clause, it the reality for all who follow Jesus. Whether we are in His presence or not, we are with Him. On earth He is with us. In heaven we will be with Him. In the peaceful, easy days He is with us. In the hard and struggling days, He is with us.

Mark 16:5-7 NLT

When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe sitting on the right side. The women were shocked, 6 but the angel said, “Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body. 7 Now go and tell his disciples, including Peter, that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you before he died.”

His death wasn’t the end. Oh no, His death was the beginning of life for us and so many others. That’s why we have to go and tell them.

Mark 16:12,14 NLT

Afterward he appeared in a different form to two of his followers who were walking from Jerusalem into the country… Still later he appeared to the eleven disciples as they were eating together. He rebuked them for their stubborn unbelief because they refused to believe those who had seen him after he had been raised from the dead

He appeared. Several times He appeared. He said we are to believe. It is a heart thing and no an eye thing. Do you get that?

Mark 16:19-20 NLT

When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 20 And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.

He is not finished with us. But Jesus’ work of redemption is enough and continues in us.

Be reminded that believing is seeing!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

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wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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