19/09/2026
๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ช ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ข๐จ๐ก๐
When the Lord Jesus walked the earth, he had many disciples, but before the cross, everyone deserted him. He fed thousands and healed many; even some of his own disciples said they didn't know him.
And when he rose from the dead, he showed his nail marks and side wound to the apostle Thomas in John 20:24โ29 to prove his physical resurrection after doubting disciples reported seeing him.
Thomas (Didymus) said he would not believe Jesus rose from the dead unless he saw the nail marks in Jesus' hands, put his finger where the nails were, and placed his hand into Jesus' side. Eight days later, the lord Jesus appeared inside a locked room where the disciples were gathered.
He invited Thomas and told him to touch his finger to his hands and reach out his hand to put it into his side, telling him to stop doubting and believe. The most shocking part is Thomas's response: ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ, "๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ!" ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ'๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ: Blessed are those who believe without seeing
So it is with this generation, which doesn't know the value of loyalty, nor understands the pain and damage of betrayal. That's why it's important to always have this at the back of your mind: not everyone you help will remember you. Help people without expecting anything in return, and God will bless you.
Even as a pastor, not everyone you raise in ministry will stay with you forever; some people will leave the church and never acknowledge anything you did or your sacrifice. ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด: don't become bitter; learn, mature, and improve yourself by investing in your future
Let those who looked down on you not find you in the same place they left you. When the brothers of Joseph Ruben left him in the pit, and when he came back, he discovered that Joseph was no longer in the pit. And so Jesus was not in the tomb, and when he rose to silence the doubts of the disciples, he showed them His wounds. ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ: ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐; ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ. I pray that you succeed in whatever you're doing today. You will succeed in the Lord Jesus' name