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It amazes me that even with everything the 12 were taught by Jesus while He was with them that they still did not get that Jesus had beaten death and was alive. Their first thoughts are that someone stole His body. And they were cowering in fear, locked away in case the Jews decided to come after them to exact some revenge. Where was their faith? It was like they were in the boat on the stormy sea all over again. The forgot that Jesus is in control, and began to rely upon their own strength and their own abilities. It kind of reminds me of us today.
We do the same things. We trust God for a while, but forget about how powerful He is when things get tough. We start to try and do things on our own instead of allowing Him to do things through us. It amazes me that these 12 men were the building blocks for the church, and they were just as flawed as we are today. It is comforting to know that even those men dealt with the same thoughts, feelings, doubts and fears that we do today.
I look forward to someday learning what happened that John did not include in his account...
How about you?
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