Testify To The Truth

Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” – John 20:24-25

Yesterday, we began discussing the five steps to overcoming your struggle with doubt. The first step was to find the cause, and the second was to specify the problem. If you missed yesterday’s devotion, I have no doubt it would be beneficial and encouraging for you to go back and read it.

But for now, we’re going to continue our discussion and go over the remaining three steps to dealing with your doubt.

The third step is to certify the facts. The reality is that doubt is a feeling. And feelings must always be confronted with facts. Somebody said it this way, “When does doubt become unbelief? Answer: When you let it.” The only way you can justify a doubt is to certify the facts.

We know what Thomas meant when he said, “Before I am going to believe it, I’ve got to see, I’ve got to touch it, and I’ve got to feel it.” In other words, he wanted to investigate. He wanted to do his homework. He wanted to find the facts. And we need to do the same if we’re going to overcome our doubt.

The fourth step is to ratify the evidence. One of the reasons why a lot of people won’t confront their doubts is because deep down they are afraid their doubts are true, that what they believe has been wrong, and that maybe there is no foundation to their beliefs after all.

I want to assure you that the only faith that God wants us to have is faith that is fortified by the facts. There is no doubt that any skeptic or any questioner can ever come up with that God hasn’t already thought about and that God cannot address. You don’t have to check your brains at the door of Christianity in order to become a follower of Jesus. You can ratify the evidence of your faith.

And the fifth and final step is to testify to the truth. So far, we have been talking about Thomas and his doubts, but now, this is where you and I come into the story. I’ve never seen Jesus. I’ve never touched Jesus. I’ve never felt Jesus, but I want to tell you through the power of the Word of God and the Holy Spirit of God and the testimony of people whose lives have been changed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I know Jesus. I love Jesus. 

And because of that, I can testify to the truth of who Jesus is. And you can do the same. When we do this, we will be filled with faith and drained of doubt.

Dear Lord, thank you for giving us ways to deal with our doubts. I pray that you would help me to be diligent in certifying the facts, ratifying the evidence, and testifying to the truth. In Jesus’ name, amen.