And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to report to His disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Rejoice!” And they came up and took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him. Then Jesus *said to them, “Do not be afraid; go, bring word to My brothers to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
Some moments in life feel surreal. These are moments where it is hard to believe the reality that is right in front of you. The women who had gone in grief to visit the tomb of Jesus were greeted with amazing and surreal news. Instead of looking further at the tomb or digging for more answers, they trusted God and went to tell the disciples. This surreal news set in further when they were greeted by Jesus. In a moment full of amazing, incomprehensible things, they were reminded of the task they were given by the angel: go and tell.
We all face moments where we wonder what God is doing or what He has planned. We long to have these questions answered but our first call is to trust God. Like the women, we have been given the good news of Jesus’s resurrection and like the women we do not have all the answers to our many questions for Jesus. But like the women, we have been given the task to go and tell. Easter is a reminder to hold onto the hope of the resurrection and a reminder of the call we have been given to share this hope with others. Jesus said to his disciples in John 20:21, “just as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” We often acknowledge Jesus had a remarkable and intentional purpose for His life, but we don’t always remember that we have been sent in the same way. We have a mission and good news to tell.
- Who in your life is not a follower of Christ? How can you share this hope with them?
- What priority does the call to go and tell have in your life? Why?
- Pray and ask God to equip you to share the hope of the gospel with those around you.
