You
Will See Him
When the
sabbath was over, Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome brought spices, so that
they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when
the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They had been saying to one another,
"Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?"
When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already
been rolled back. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a
white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to
them, "Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was
crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they
laid him. But got, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you
to
And all
that had been commanded them they told briefly to those around Peter. And
afterward Jesus himself sent out through them, from east to west, the sacred
and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.
Now
after he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary
Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. She went out and told those
who had been with him, while they were mourning and weeping. But when they
heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
After
this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the
country. And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.
Later he
appeared to the eleven themselves as they were sitting
at the table, and he upbraided them for their lack of faith and stubbornness,
because they had not believed those who say him after he had risen.
Mark 16:1-14
The
women who sought to anoint the dead body of Jesus are to be commended for their
tender love and regard for the Savior. Yet, as they came near the place of
burial, the practical difficulty of moving the heavy stone that sealed His tomb
brought them unnecessary anxiety. Their fears were groundless because the stone
had already been moved. There are times when we are needlessly concerned over
prospective difficulties that God graciously removes or helps us overcome. We
need to exercise greater faith in facing possible obstructions on the pathway
to duty. We may be sure of the Lord's assistance when we press on in His name and
for His glory.
If God does not remove an obstacle, He will help you find a
way around it.
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