Kulikuwa na wakati fulani katika historia ya Biblia ambapo Mtume Thomas alikuwa na mashaka kuhusu imani yake. Inasemekana kwamba baada ya Yesu kufufuka kutoka kwa wafu, alijitokeza mbele ya wanafunzi wake. Lakini Thomas hakuwa hapo wakati huo. Wanafunzi wenzake walimwambia kwamba walimwona Bwana, lakini Thomas alisema, "Nikiona alama za misumari mikononi mwake, na kuweka kidole changu ndani ya hizo alama, na kuweka mkono wangu katika ubavu wake, hapo ndipo nitakapomwamini."
Mashaka ya Thomas yalikuwa makubwa sana, alitaka kuona na kugusa alama za misumari kwenye mikono ya Yesu ili kuhakikisha kuwa alikuwa ni yeye. Baada ya siku nane, Yesu alijionyesha tena mbele ya wanafunzi wake, na akamwambia Thomas, "Lete hapa kidole chako, uitazame mikono yangu, uulete mkono wako uutie ubavuni mwangu; wala usiwe asiyeamini, bali aaminiye."
Thomas alishangazwa na uwepo wa Yesu, na akamwambia, "Bwana wangu na Mungu wangu!" Yesu alimjibu, "Kwa kuwa umeniona, umesadiki; heri wale ambao hawakuona, lakini wamesadiki."
Hadithi hii ya Mtume Thomas inatufundisha mengi kuhusu imani. Mara nyingine tunaweza kuwa na mashaka na kuhitaji ushahidi wa kina ili kuamini. Lakini Yesu anatualika kuamini hata bila ya kuona. Ni kwa njia ya imani yetu katika Kristo tunapata wokovu, na kupokea baraka na amani ya milele.
Leo hii, tunaweza kujiuliza maswali kama yale ya Mtume Thomas. Je, tunahitaji ushahidi wa kina ili tuamini katika uwezo wa Mungu? Je, tunashuku baraka na ahadi zake, au tunamwamini kabisa?
Ninakushauri rafiki yangu, acha mashaka yakupotezee furaha na amani ya ndani. Jiwazie ukiwa na imani thabiti katika Mungu, acha kuangalia mambo kwa macho ya kimwili, bali amini kwa moyo wako wote. Kumbuka, "Imani ni hakika ya mambo yatarajiwayo, ni thibitisho la mambo yasiyoonekana." (Waebrania 11:1)
Sasa, hebu tufanye sala pamoja. Tafadhali inamaa kichwa chako na funga macho yako. Mungu wetu mwenye upendo, tunakushukuru kwa hadithi ya Mtume Thomas na jinsi ulivyomjibu mashaka yake. Tunakuomba utujaze imani thabiti ili tuweze kukupenda na kukuhudumia kwa moyo wote. Tuonyeshe njia ya kuamini bila kuona na utujaze amani na furaha ya ndani. Tunaomba haya kwa jina la Yesu, Amina.
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