We most often remember Thomas as a doubter, but here he is a courageous leader. Barclay defines being courageous as “being perfectly aware of the worst that can happen, being sickeningly afraid of it, and yet doing the right thing.” That was how Thomas was on that day. He “looked death in the face and chose death with Jesus rather than life without Him.” (Morris)

Loyd notes that “Here is a sufficient rule to walk by, whether our faith be dim or clear; sheer loyalty.”