HEAD FAITH

October 25
HEAD FAITH
The other disciples therefore said unto him [Thomas], 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.
And after eight days . . . came Jesus, the doors being shut, and
stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then 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. And Thomas answered and said
unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas,
because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: BLESSED ARE
THEY THAT HAVE NOT SEEN, AND YET HAVE BELIEVED. —
JOHN 20:25-29
Thomas’ faith was head faith. And Jesus did not commend
Thomas for it. Jesus said, “You have believed because you have
seen.” Anyone can have that kind of faith, whether he be saint
or sinner. That’s head faith. Head faith is believing what your
physical senses tell you.
Jesus commended heart faith. He said, “. . . blessed are they
that have not seen, and yet have believed.” To believe with the
heart means to believe apart from what your physical body or
physical senses may indicate. The physical man believes what
he sees with his physical eyes, hears with his physical ears, or
feels with his physical senses. But the heart, on the other hand,
believes in the Word of God regardless of what the physical
senses say.
Confession
I am not faithless; I am believing. I believe according to what
God’s Word says, regardless of what I see, hear, or feel.

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