Scripture to Read: Acts 1:3–5
God never wants to leave us doubting Him or His Word, though many people today do both. Many doubt God and His Word because of the tests and trials they’ve faced in this life. Many people feel God owes them an easy, carefree, trial-free, tribulation-free life, and when things don’t go their way, they believe God has failed them or does not exist. The original apostles that Christ chose to follow Him also had doubts about Christ. We read, in John 20:19–28, the account of Thomas doubting and how Jesus revealed Himself to Thomas so Thomas would no longer doubt that Jesus is the Christ. We read in Acts 1:3–5 that Jesus showed Himself to His apostles, alive, “by many convincing proofs.” If we stop with the gospels, we would never know that Jesus appeared many times over a forty-day period and spoke to His apostles about the things concerning God's kingdom. Before Jesus ascended into heaven, He got all of His apostles together and commanded them to stay in Jerusalem. Why? Because the Holy Spirit did not indwell them yet, and Jesus wanted them to be able to make disciples in His power and not their own. Jesus told them in Acts 1:5, “…John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Note that when Jesus showed Himself, He proved to His apostles that He was alive in many ways. God has given us sixty-six books of convincing proof that He is God. God leaves us with no doubt.
Challenge & Application
People still doubt God because they choose to remain blind to His Truth. So, how are you guarding against doubts in your life?
God never settles for just one convincing proof, but He provides many. Why does God go beyond anything we would ask for?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!