Andrew Wilson discusses the importance of learning from the persecuted church, not just in their humility but in their resilience.
Doubt is a natural part of our human experience. When facts don’t line up with our experience, when surreal things happen to us, or when events defy our expectations, doubt finds holes to seep into our faith. Sure, doubt touches each of us in different degrees, some of us struggle with doubt more frequently, and some of us find it more troubling than others. But each and every disciple of Jesus Christ will deal with times of questioning and doubt during their faith journey.
Confident Faith
For several days after Easter a funny little exchange took place multiple times a day between my young boys:
Enthusiastic two-year-old: "Jesus is back alive again!"
Exasperated five-year-old: "Why does he have to keep repeating that?!"
As their mother, this amused me on many levels, but it also made me proud. Our little two-year-old is hearing the stories and receiving the faith we’re trying to teach him. He’s getting it! After a few days, I realized he’d also inspired me. Right in front of me, a child’s faith was on display, brimming with the awe and wonder of Easter in that simple, declarative belief statement.
I imagine the disciples, in shocked amazement, said similar things as the news spread about the empty tomb that first Easter. Although, theirs might have been more puzzled statements and probably less declarative than my two-year-old’s oft-repeated pronouncement.
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How We Can Learn from the Persecuted Church
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