Second Appearance

Secondly, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to some women who were returning from the sepulcher after finding it empty. An angel comforted them at the sepulcher with these words: "Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come; see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you ... And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet and worshipped him (Matt. 28: 5-9).

In this appearance the Lord shows us that joyful and quick obedience is the secret of enjoying the power of His resurrection. If the Lord speaks to us about any matter we have to obey Him without any question, and then we have the privilege of experiencing this power in a greater measure day by day. Now even though these women clearly conveyed the message given to them by the angel, yet the disciples doubted, as we read in Luke 24: 11: "And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not." It is because of doubt and unbelief that we fail to experience this power. The more we obey Him joyfully and quickly, without any question or doubt and are prepared to give to Him whatever He demands and to go happily wherever He sends us, we are granted this wonderful power for the work He wants us to do.