THE SCARS OF JESUS

-the disciples were hiding in the upper room, fear of the Jews and the Romans soldiers were hunting after them

-Jesus came and showed them intentionally His scars

   -God gave Jesus a glorified body with the scars

-the scars were the only man-made thing tt Jesus brought back to heaven

during the 8 days, Thomas must have been told by the disciples abt Jesus' coming back

-Jesus came back the 2nd time just for Thomas

-God hears our deepest cry

   -God is faithful even when we are faithless

wound turned to scars... wound are healed

why didnt God remove the scars from Jesus

1. the scars remind us of His sacrifice on the cross

2. the scars remind us of His victory on the cross

Jesus overcome the power of sin and death

3. the scars remind us of Jesus' obedience on the cross

-Jesus was willing to die on the cross cos His heart was focused on the joy of knowing that we would be His

-scar is a wound that have been healed..

   -wound closed up so that we can move on in life

-how we feel abt our scars often depends on how we have the scar

-our value and worth in defined God.. not by our past

God wants to heal our wounds and use it for a great future

dont let past wound open and allow it to poison our soul

when Jesus came, Thomas was overwhelmed... he could only believe