Everyday Light – Selwyn Hughes

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Everyday Light – Selwyn Hughes

2023-09-24T09:35:59+01:00

By Marie

Everyday Light – Selwyn HughesComing Back from Doubt For reading & meditation – John 20:19-31 “”Thomas said to him, ‘My Lord and my God!'”” (v. 28)We consider another important place where some Christians are broken – the area of deep and disturbing doubts.Some men and women have received Christ as their Savior and Lord, but yet are afflicted with paralyzing doubts. Some of these people go through deep agony of soul as they wrestle inwardly with doubt, ending up spiritually exhausted.Someone like this told me that she was a scientist and had serious doubts about certain parts of the Scriptures. “”I’m afraid that one day I will wake up,”” she said, “”and discover that science has disproved large chunks of Scripture.”” I could sympathize with her problem, but really her doubts were quite unfounded. Real science will never disprove Scripture, only confirm it. Half-baked science may appear to discredit the truth of God’s Word, but real science can only validate it. I suppose the classic example of doubt is found in the disciple Thomas. We call him “”doubting Thomas”” – an unfair label if ever there was one.It’s sad how we pick out a negative in a person and label him for that one thing. Thomas had his moment of doubt, but he came back from that place of weakness to become strong at the broken place. How strong? Let history judge. A well-authenticated tradition has it that Thomas went to India and founded a church there.Even today there are Christians in India who call themselves by his name – the St. Thomas Christians. They are some of the finest Christians I have ever met. Thomas had his doubts allayed in one glorious moment of illumination – and then he went places. So can you!Prayer:O my Father, just as You took Thomas and changed him from a doubter to a man of amazing faith and achievement – do the same for me. For Your own dear Name’s sake I ask it. Amen.Selwyn Hughes was a Welsh Christian minister best known for writing the daily devotional Every Day with Jesus. He founded the Christian ministry Crusade for World Revival and wrote over fifty Christian books. George Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury, described Hughes as a “giant in the faith”.

Selwyn Hughes founded CWR in 1965 when he launched the very first Every Day with Jesus daily devotional notes. In 1987 CWR made its home at Waverley Abbey House in Surrey and has grown to become the ministry it is today, known as Waverley Abbey Trust. During his time overseeing the ministry, Selwyn wrote over 50 books as well as the many daily devotionals. CWR are committed to continue to see his teaching made available through our resources and to continue his legacy through all areas of our ministry.

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