John 20:24-29 KJV
"24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
26And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
29Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."
Why was Thomas not there the first time Jesus "showed up" after the resurrection? What ever the reason he almost missed out on seeing Jesus. But Jesus gave Thomas a chance...a second chance to see Him. We too, at times, are so caught up in ourselves and our "chaos" in life that we too may miss Jesus standing right in front of us. We may miss out on the call on our lives...We are blessed to be a blessing to others... As we decide that we are going to be present in our lives...present to the opportunities...present to the call on our lives...present to see Jesus in others...present to be that blessing...we are able to see Jesus work though us and in us. Jesus is always present in the present. Will you show up to see the miracle?
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