Passage Read: Mark 15-16
Meditation Verses: 16:7-10
Thought
These women, including Jesus' mother, saw the angel, heard his words and fled the tomb in fear. The angel told them to tell the disciples and Peter that Jesus had risen from the dead, but instead they said nothing to anyone because they were so afraid. They couldn't think straight and they didn't know what to believe. But then the Lord appeared to Mary Magdalene and she understood that Jesus was truly alive, then she knew what she needed to do. It was so bewildering and too good to be true, that until Jesus actually appeared alive to people, they couldn't bring themselves to believe!
Application
The disciples had the same reaction: They wondered at the news, but until Jesus appeared to them, they couldn't believe. But once they believed, they all understood the importance of telling others. I wonder if that's why my witnessing is so weak. Do I still not really believe? If Jesus bodily appeared in front of me, would I really be transformed in my witness? Would I be transformed in my life? Blessed, said Jesus, are those who believe without seeing. It's not as easy as it sounds, and so yes, those who believe without seeing are blessed indeed. They are changed by faith, not sight. I want that faith, to be so sure of what I've been told that I cannot help but tell others.