John 20:29 Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."
Blessed indeed! But I often wonder how I would have acted had I been around during that time. If I were an average, everyday Jew, would I have believed that He was the Son of the Living God, or would I have shouted "crucify Him"? Would I have done everything I could to follow Him and witness His glory or would I have thought Him a fake? I really can't proclaim to know, I would like to say that I would have been in the minority and believed, but it's very possible that I would have looked to the scribes and pharisee's (the very ones who were responsible for Jesus' arrest and ultimate crucifixion ) for advice and guidance since they were the ones who had all of the education and studied the scriptures, and we know what they thought.
I didn't have to live through all of that and then try to make a decision. I truly am blessed, I had the privilege of reading the entire account and making a decision after knowing how everything turned out.
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