Moving Beyond the Doubt

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Every day you hear so many promises from so many people who seem to truly care about your physical, mental, financial, professional and psychological well-being; the problem is you soon discover their “caring” comes at a cost. When you find out how much of your money they want in order to provide you with the peace of mind (and all the other results) they promise, it is only natural to begin to ask questions, show some skepticism, voice your doubt.

“The Lord has risen!” It was the women who had followed Jesus who initially told the disciples the startling news. They didn’t believe the women. They thought their words were nonsense. Even the testimony of the ten disciples who were in the room when Jesus appeared to them did not convince Thomas.

In spite of all the money spent to purchase new clothes, plush stuffed bunnies, and foil-wrapped chocolate eggs, there are still lots of folks who do not believe that “God raised Jesus from the dead, never again to be subjected to death’s decay” (Acts 13:34). And even if they giving a nodding acceptance to this good news they have real doubts that, “just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too can walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4).

The Lord has risen indeed! Move beyond the doubt to new life.