Let us go die with Him

Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with Him." – John 11.16

It looked like desperate times. Jesus told them flat out that Lazarus was dead. They knew that the Jews wanted to kill Jesus if He went up to the feast. Thomas the twin simple said ‘let us go up and die with Him.’

The scene would be almost comical if it were not so serious. You can almost sense Thomas’s spirit. ‘Lazarus is dead. Lazarus is dead. We might as well go and die with them.’

It seems like Thomas was a bit of a pessimist. Remember what happened when he saw the risen Jesus? He didn’t believe it was true until he actually touched the wounds.

Thomas may have had his doubts. He might have had his fears. He might have had his problems. We all do.

But Thomas shows us how to deal with those doubts and fears and pessimism.

He said ‘Let us go.’

His fears and doubts were there, but he didn't let them paralyse Him. Despite everything he said ‘let’s go.’

We all know about ‘Doubting Thomas’ but we rarely think of the ‘Let’s Go Die With Jesus Thomas.’