John 20: 18-21
Easter morning Mary Magdalene met Jesus outside the tomb. He told her to go and tell His disciples that He had risen. Obediently, she did. To her frustration, they didn’t believe her.
Then, that evening, while the disciples were hiding out in fear, Jesus showed up in the midst of them.
Then they believed, and Mary was vindicated. Sweet!
Thomas, who wasn’t there when Jesus appeared, refused to believe the disciples when they informed him that they had seen the Lord. Later, Jesus appeared to Thomas, and he believed.
The disciples were vindicated. Sweet!
Notice the pattern: Someone experiences the presence of the Resurrected Jesus and they tell others. The others won’t believe. It takes Jesus to convince them.
When we’re saved, we want to share what we have found with others. In fact, we have, like Mary been told to by the Lord.
When we first share the Lord with someone, they probably won’t believe us. That’s okay. Share anyway, and sooner or later the Lord will vindicate us.
