Yoh 20:19Ketika hari sudah malam pada hari pertama minggu itu berkumpullah murid-murid Yesus di suatu tempat dengan pintu-pintu yang terkunci karena mereka takut kepada orang-orang Yahudi. Pada waktu itu datanglah Yesus dan berdiri di tengah-tengah mereka dan berkata: "Damai sejahtera bagi kamu!"

Yoh 20:20Dan sesudah berkata demikian, Ia menunjukkan tangan-Nya dan lambung-Nya kepada mereka. Murid-murid itu bersukacita ketika mereka melihat Tuhan.

Yoh 20:21Maka kata Yesus sekali lagi: "Damai sejahtera bagi kamu! Sama seperti Bapa mengutus Aku, demikian juga sekarang Aku mengutus kamu."

Yoh 20:22Dan sesudah berkata demikian, Ia mengembusi mereka dan berkata: "Terimalah Roh Kudus.

Yoh 20:23Jikalau kamu mengampuni dosa orang, dosanya diampuni, dan jikalau kamu menyatakan dosa orang tetap ada, dosanya tetap ada."

Yoh 20:24Tetapi Tomas, seorang dari kedua belas murid itu, yang disebut Didimus, tidak ada bersama-sama mereka, ketika Yesus datang ke situ.

Yoh 20:25Maka kata murid-murid yang lain itu kepadanya: "Kami telah melihat Tuhan!" Tetapi Tomas berkata kepada mereka: "Sebelum aku melihat bekas paku pada tangan-Nya dan sebelum aku mencucukkan jariku ke dalam bekas paku itu dan mencucukkan tanganku ke dalam lambung-Nya, sekali-kali aku tidak akan percaya."

Yoh 20:26Delapan hari kemudian murid-murid Yesus berada kembali dalam rumah itu dan Tomas bersama-sama dengan mereka. Sementara pintu-pintu terkunci, Yesus datang dan Ia berdiri di tengah-tengah mereka dan berkata: "Damai sejahtera bagi kamu!"

Yoh 20:27Kemudian Ia berkata kepada Tomas: "Taruhlah jarimu di sini dan lihatlah tangan-Ku, ulurkanlah tanganmu dan cucukkan ke dalam lambung-Ku dan jangan engkau tidak percaya lagi, melainkan percayalah."

Yoh 20:28Tomas menjawab Dia: "Ya Tuhanku dan Allahku!"

Yoh 20:29Kata Yesus kepadanya: "Karena engkau telah melihat Aku, maka engkau percaya. Berbahagialah mereka yang tidak melihat, namun percaya."

Yoh 20:30Memang masih banyak tanda lain yang dibuat Yesus di depan mata murid-murid-Nya, yang tidak tercatat dalam kitab ini,

Yoh 20:31tetapi semua yang tercantum di sini telah dicatat, supaya kamu percaya, bahwa Yesuslah Mesias, Anak Allah, dan supaya kamu oleh imanmu memperoleh hidup dalam nama-Nya.

RENUNGAN

Tuhan Yesus menampakan diri Nya kepada para murid Nya, yang menarik ialah Tomas tidak percaya dan ingin mencucukkan jari Nya ke luka Yesus baru percaya. Maka ketika penampakkan Tuhan Yesus terjadi kembali maka Yesus menyuruh Tomas untuk melihat luka Nya dan mencucukkan jari, barulah Tomas percaya.

Sabda yang Tuhan Yesus katakan waktu itu setelah Tomas percaya kepada Nya ialah "Karena engkau telah melihat Aku, maka engkau percaya. Berbahagialah mereka yang tidak melihat, namun percaya." Kata - kata inilah kita sebagai pengikut Kritus harus percaya kepada Tuhan Yesus agar kita mendapatkan kebahagiaan dari Tuhan Yesus. Kita percaya kepada Tuhan walau kita tidak melihat seperti Tomas, tetapi dalam iman kita, kita mengetahui bahwa Tuhan Yesuslah Tuhan, Tuhan kita yang akan membawa kita ke kehidupan yang kekal

DOA

Ya Tuhan Terima Kasih Tuhan
Walau aku tidak melihat seperti Tomas, namun aku percaya kepada Mu Tuhan
Sebab Tuhan lah penolongku
Aku percaya kepada Mu Tuhan
Kasih Mu lah yang menolong ku selama ini
Amen


John 20:19-31 (English Standard Version)

19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”

24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”

26 Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

REFLECTION

The Lord Jesus appeared to His disciples, and what stands out is Thomas's disbelief, wanting to put his finger into Jesus's wounds before believing. So when Jesus appeared again, He instructed Thomas to see His wounds and put his finger in them, only then did Thomas believe.

The words Jesus spoke at that moment after Thomas believed in Him were, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." These words remind us as followers of Christ to believe in the Lord Jesus so that we may receive happiness from Him. We believe in the Lord even though we do not see like Thomas, but in our faith, we know that Jesus is the Lord, our Lord who will lead us to eternal life.

PRAYER

O Lord, thank You, Lord,
Though I do not see like Thomas, yet I believe in You, Lord.
For You are my helper,
I believe in You, Lord.
Your love has helped me all this time.
Amen.