28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Thomas saw Jesus for Who He really is: The Lord, God the Son. At this point in the conversation, he was on his knees in front of Jesus. But these "aha" moments did not happen just when people physically saw the risen Christ. John points out that scripture contains enough evidence, that as we read it under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we can see more clearly Who Jesus is, and that we can be spiritually refreshed, changed in our perspective and how we live. So just as we said yesterday we cannot neglect or forget the Holy Spirit in our times of refreshing, we cannot forget Scripture. We are refreshed not simply by kicking back, doing nothing, and going braindead. We are refreshed when we quiet ourselves from all the distractions of life and simply listen to God speak through His Son, His Word, and His Spirit, to help us see What He is doing, what He has done, and What He wants to do through me and you. That's what John was doing as he wrote these words.
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