Believe

May 05, 2014 Monday Message:

Jesus: “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29 ESV)

There are over 2 billion Christians in the world today, none of whom have ever “seen,” and yet by definition, they all “believe.”

Understanding these Christian stories requires a lot of faith. Some are unexplainable in “human” terms. What happened in the Bible – especially the facts concerning the resurrection and ascension – can only be explained as “supernatural”.

When I see and believe things that defy human logic, I credit God. Maybe it’s angels, or the Holy Spirit, but it’s all “God-stuff.” A dead man walking, talking and teaching - and eventually taken up into heaven in a cloud – humans just don’t do that stuff.

And yet those miracles are the crux of our theology. As Christians, we’ve heard these incredible stories for years, and they sound perfectly normal to us. Not so for the new believer. We need to help them with courage and confidence to become believers, because if they can believe without seeing, they too will be blessed. That’s what Jesus said.

Norton Lawellin

See you Sunday – This week Pastor Michael continues our study in Acts 1. Jesus in the City Fellowship (JICF) meets every Sunday, at 10:30am, in the North end (gym) of the Oliver Ministry Building, 2647 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis.