We bring you today’s message from Pastor Steven Furick, which is titled, “When It’s Hard To Believe.”
Pastor Steven teaches us in this message that sometimes it’s easier to label something than it is to actually live it. But in “When It’s Hard to Believe,” we’re reminded that the moment we label something, we limit it. We enjoy labeling things because if I label it, it will be mine.Pastor Steven talks about Thomas and suggests to us that if any of the other disciples had been in his same situation, they would have had the same doubt. The Bible says Thomas wasn’t there when Jesus showed up. When Jesus rose from the dead. He showed himself to Mary Magdalene first,not to the boys, because he knows women have the ability to feel and not be so calculative about everything, know things their minds can’t conceive of, and see things spiritually that men are blind to because we are so ego-focused.
We can’t even connect with one another, let alone the resurrected Son of God. It helps us accommodate our assumptions if we can label something. We love sometimes to identify ourselves as Christians by our jewelry, even though the cross was originally a torture instrument, not a fashion statement. Sometimes it’s easier to label it than to live it. Doubting Thomas, That’s really fair. When it says he wasn’t there, he wasn’t there. “He wasn’t there because Jesus had been crucified and he was ashamed to be identified with the others.” Or maybe he was running an errand. The other disciples were not exactly full of faith. “How do you know that?” The Bible says they had the doors locked out of fear of the Jews. Is Easter the Super Bowl? Not really. It’s not really like the Super Bowl, because even though Jesus was risen and they had heard about it, they still had to live with the reality that they represented a threat.
Watch and learn from this message by Steven Furtick titled “When It’s Hard To Believe” and remember that we bring the latest messages from Pastors around the globe to you.
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