My Lord and my God. John 20:28 

When we are healed, we confess—that is, we credit—the Source of our healing. Thomas had been a man filled with many doubts and anxieties. When he saw the risen Lord, and when he put his finger into Jesus’ hands and his hand into Jesus’ side, he believed. He confessed that Jesus was his Lord and God. And in the times of the early Church, such a confession would be bold indeed, for it would claim that no earthly ruler deserves such titles—only Jesus. 

To say that “Jesus is Lord” is and always has been at the heart of the Christian confession of faith (1 Corinthians 12:3; Philippians 2:11; Healing 27 Matthew 10:32). Martin Luther personalized it when, in the darkest moments of his own despair and in need of healing, he confessed, “But I am baptized!” By this, he grasped again the promise of the gospel that Jesus is Lord. When we confess our faith, we place our complete trust in Jesus as the Source of our healing, our hope and our promise. Confessing also serves as a helpful transition to our sharing the faith, for that is also what we do when we are bold to confess Christ as Lord and God.
 

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