Wednesday, September 5th - Matthew 28:1-10

Good Morning!

I am back!!  I apologize for not posting the last few days, but I kind of went "offline" while my family was here.  I will catch you all up and we will be good to go again!  Sorry for the inconvenience, but it was nice to be "unplugged" and enjoy family time with my parents and my brother and his family.  Thank you for understanding!

Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: Matthew 28:1-10 ~ These women had no power in their culture.  Because they did what they could with what they had, Jesus honored them. #noexcuses-doyourbest

Can you imagine what these women felt?  They are going to the tomb and talking about all the happenings in the past three days and how much they loved Jesus and wanted to anoint His body with perfumes and oils and wondering how they would roll the stone away, when they find the stone rolled away and an angel sitting on the rock!
What would you have felt?  Would you have been afraid?  Can you imagine the questions going through their heads:  Why are the guards "dead"?  Where is Jesus?  Should we run?  Where have they taken Him?  What will we tell the disciples?
The angel answered most of their questions as He told them what had happened and what they needed to tell the disciples.  Verse 6 is so important - "He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come see the place where He lay."  HE'S ALIVE!  Jesus Christ is Alive and well!  Hallelujah!
Verse 8 says the women hurried away and were still afraid, but full of joy.  They did not expect the honor they received as they ran from the tomb.  There in front of them was Jesus greeting them!  What is the first thing they did?  They worshipped Him!
In verse 10 we see the same words the angel used in verse 5 - "Do not be afraid".  Jesus tells them to go and tell the disciples and meet Him in Galilee.  The women saw Jesus first!  They were filled with joy and hurried on their way to tell the disciples. 

What an exciting morning!  They saw and heard an angel, the tomb was empty, and Jesus appeared and spoke to them as they worshipped Him.  Emotional overload - sadness, grief, fear, bewilderment, excitement, joy, happiness and fulfilled - are some of the emotions that were experienced from what I read.
As Lisa says - no excuses - do your best!  God will honor all that you do for His Kingdom and sharing His Word!  
Go and be a dangerous witness!