Mark 16:10-11 NIV
Unbelief.
The cross and the Jesus story is a stumbling block to man and was even to those who had been most prepared to believe it.
Living with him and serving him was at times still not enough to keep faith alive.
And now challenged to believe the unthinkable, they arrived at a crossroads that would either steal it all away or seal their faith and devotion for eternity.
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
Mark 16:19-20 NIV
“I believe but please help my unbelief.” An all too familiar cry plaguing followers from the start.
Jesus doesn’t leave us there in limbo but speaks to us all the reasons and experiences that have undergirded our faith and decision to follow him.
The miracle of his resurrection isn’t just a story but the very nexus on which our faith stands.
Believe it or not.