Faith – It’s Blowing In The Wind

Faith means believing in something you cannot see. After Jesus’ resurrection, the apostles were gathered in the upper room when Jesus first appeared to them. Thomas was missing for that first meeting, and did not believe his fellow apostles when they told him that Christ was risen and had visited them Thomas said, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe." -John 20:25.

A short time later when Thomas was with the rest of the apostles, Jesus appeared to them again and asked Thomas to put his fingers in His wounds and to put his hand into His side. Thomas immediately responded, “My Lord and My God.”

"Jesus said to him, 'Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.'" -John 20:29.

         Those of us who live in South Dakota know about the wind. The wind can remind us of what faith is all about. We cannot see the wind, but we can see it move the prairie grass or the leaves on the trees. We can feel the wind on our face, but we cannot see the wind. We can see what the wind can do, move things, and stir up dust, but we do not see the wind itself - we just know it is there. So it is with our Faith in God – we have to believe and we do see His work in our lives if we look for it. Next time the warm South Dakota wind brushes your face, remember that God is smiling on you! Make it a great day!