Written by Paige Vanosky, a contemporary author and member of the Village Church.
Father, you know us fully. And you know that while many of us outwardly celebrate Jesus’ Easter resurrection, inwardly we wrestle with doubt—even disbelief—despite recognizing that it fulfills your promises throughout history. From the very beginning, in the Garden, you promised that one day you would provide a Savior to overcome the worst Satan could do—death itself. Throughout the history of your people, as revealed in the Old Testament, you promised this Savior would come through the line of Abraham and David, providing details of His birth and life. Yet, though Jesus fulfilled these promises and later told of His coming death in Jerusalem, we admit to experiencing doubt. Even though His miraculous resurrection from death occurred during the commemoration of the Jews’ miraculous deliverance from death, we sometimes struggle to believe. Thank you, Father, for meeting us where we are, just as Jesus did with the disciples—showing His scars to quiet their doubts, speaking words of peace to calm their fears, and giving them space to wrestle with what seemed the impossible. Please transform us daily through an ever-increasing belief in your resurrection. Help us to trust you more, to believe you more deeply, and to follow you more faithfully each day. In your precious name we pray, Amen.
I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief! [Mark 9:24]
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