“After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.” Acts 1:3
The truth takes time to sink in and takes persuasion too, over a period and with more than one persuasive event needed. The Lord Jesus can manage all this. He is master at convincing his followers of the truth. What matters is that we be a follower led by him, so that it is truly his concern to convince us, and the Holy Spirit’s mission to lead us into truth in Jesus’ name. To lead, we must first follow. What better than to follow Jesus, devoting ourselves to learning his sayings and finding out how to practice them, holding to them throughout our lives, while resting on our faith that he is God’s Son, sent to save us. It is one thing to try to convince ourselves he is alive, but what is really needed is that we be convinced by the Lord in the way only the Lord can do. Then we can say “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.” John 4:42
