John 20:28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
What are going to be the first words you say to Christ when you see Him face to face?
Thomas did doubt and Jesus was now standing in front of Him. Thomas did not make a clinical search of all the wounds but simply said “My Lord and my God!”
That was the moment he knew Christ had already forgiven him even though his doubt was now plain for all to see.
Christ was not rebuking him or punishing him but simply inviting him to believe fully once again.