Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them.
Luke 24:9-11 (NKJV)
In the lead up to the crucifixion of our Lord, the pain and agony of rejection had set in, the faithfuls had to hide themselves from the scorn, ridicule and anger of the people. Things even got bad to the point of being a life threatening situation. After the crucifixion, morale was at its lowest, hopelessness was written over the faithfuls until the women came back from the tomb with a vibrant spirit. Peter and the disciples not believing sought to clarify things his own way, his return was with a vibrant and quickened spirit too. At His ascension (Luke 14:52), the disciples returned to Jerusalem with great joy with worship of the Lord.
Whatever your anguish, pain, challenges and difficulties that bring you close to depression, discouragement, despondency and hopelessness, the good news of His resurrection will quicken every feeble aspect of our lives for the good news isn't a fairy tale or an idle tale, it is 'real and life changing'. May the power and spirit of Christ's resurrection continue to be at work in our lives.
Be encouraged,
Afolabi
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