MATTHEW 28: 1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.” 8 So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him. 10“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go, tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
The men had stayed back that morning. After all, it was really women’s work, and anyway, by now the body would be starting to smell. No! Far better to let the women handle applying the spices and re – wrapping the body. The men would stay in the city and discuss important issues.
“Mary! Will you please hurry up! We need to get to the tomb and take care of Jesus’ body.” “I’m coming as fast as I can. But I’m carrying all these spices. But how we are going to get that stone rolled away so we can get into the tomb is beyond me. And what is that terrible noise! It sounds like an earthquake! Watch out for those rocks!”
It was always the women. It was the women who followed Jesus. It was the women who helped care for Jesus and the disciples. And when Jesus was crucified, it was the women who faithfully followed all the way to Golgotha. The Romans weren’t worried about the women; after all, what could mere females do? So it was the women who helped take down the body, who washed the body, and who helped wrap the body as it was laid in Joseph of Arimathea’s tomb. And now those same women were about to be paid in full for their faithfulness.
It was not the disciples who witnessed the earthquake or the angel of the Lord descending and rolling away the stone. It was the women. And it was those same women who carried the glorious news of the resurrection and who were the first ones to see the resurrected Savior with the eyes of faith.
God delights in the humble and loves to give them delight! These ladies were given the honor of sharing the greatest news ever announced. Jesus was risen! Jesus had conquered death and the grave!
Today you may feel that you are working in a very obscure position, with few people to notice or care what you do. Perhaps you are working behind the scenes while others are taking credit or getting publicity. Never forget that it was the women who had followed Jesus and quietly cared who were given such singular honor. God knows! God sees! Be encouraged! If you fulfill your duties faithfully, God will honor you. And rejoice! Easter has come! Jesus is risen! HE IS RISEN INDEED!
PRAYER: Father God, thank you! thank you! thank you! You sent Jesus to live as a man, to die for our sins, and to rise victorious from the grave! We have no words that are adequate! We can only thank you and praise you and accept Jesus as the sacrifice for our sins! Amen! HALLELUJAH!
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