Have you ever had a doubt about something even though people you felt were trustworthy told you? If so, you have something in common with the apostle Thomas. When Jesus first appeared to His apostles the night after His resurrection, Thomas was not there with the others. When they told Thomas that, "We have seen the Lord, "Thomas doubted them. In fact, he told the others the only way he would believe that Jesus had indeed been ,resurrected ,as by physical proof. ,But he said unto the, 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" (John 20:25). For a week while the other apostles rejoiced in their belief that Jesus their Lord and ours was alive, Thomas stayed in sadness. Thomas knew that Jesus was dead, no one that the Romans crucified and thrust a spear into their side lived. Thomas remained steadfast in his doubt and need for physical proof of Jesus' resurrection and the next Sunday he received his needed proof. When Jesus once again appeared to His apostles, Thomas was with them and Jesus said to him, "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"( John 20:27). What thrill and excitement must have raced through Thomas' mind at that experience! Thomas left the realm of doubt and entered into the realm of belief, proclaiming Jesus as his Lord and God. Jesus told him that he believed because his desire for physical evidence was fueled, but Jesus placed a blessing upon all who had not seen Him physically but believed anyway (John 20:29). Because of this, Thomas is sometimes referred to as doubting Thomas. He needed physical evidence to believe and he received it, so we do not have to doubt Jesus resurrection!