Warriors Arise: May 1st, 2020
John 20:11, "But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb." Why did Mary Magdalene return? She had been at the tomb earlier with Mary and Salome to anoint Jesus' body with oils. The man in the tomb had told her, "Jesus is not here. He is risen!" She had delivered the message to the disciples and Peter just like the man had instructed. Why did Mary Magdalene return?
Have you ever experienced a supernatural phenomena, maybe one you could not explain? Most of us have. When the supernatural phenomena happens we respond a number of ways. One is to blow it off, whether we think we deserve it or are just that "lucky." Another is to tell someone about it and if they don't believe what we have shared it poisons our minds to the point that we forget about it, as if it never happened. Someone may bring it up years later and we don't remember it happening at all. Some know it happened and want to investigate to understand the supernatural phenomena. While others will not be discouraged or deterred, they will tell everyone who will listen about what they experienced.
Why did Mary Magdalene follow Peter and John? She had never had an angel visit her. She did not go up with Jesus, Peter, James and John when Jesus was transformed on the Mount of Transfiguration. She was not there when Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist and God open the heavens and declared, "This is My Son in Whom I am well pleased." She did not see the Spirit of God descend upon Jesus when He came up from being baptized. She did not see when satan came to tempt Jesus in the wilderness.
Mary Magdalene would have seen miracles of healing, deliverance from demons(herself included), cleansing of the lepars and the dead raise (Lazarus) but she had never been in contact with a heavenly being. I am sure she had heard Jesus' mother tell of when the angel visited her. Now, Mary Magdalene had her own supernatural phenomena, along with Mary and Salome, when the man was sitting in the tomb waiting to deliver his message to them and testify of Jesus' resurrection! He is alive!
Mary Magdalene, was certain of what she saw, the man in the tomb when she, Mary and Salome came to anoint Jesus' body. She was certain of what he had said. She immediately left to go tell the disciples. So why did Mary return?
When you have experienced a supernatural phenomena, a God-experience, a God-encounter, a heavenly intervention, something in you just might want to understand or experience more or have it validated again. Maybe she wanted to see if the man was still there and what he would tell Peter and John. Earlier that morning, she was not expecting the stone to be rolled away, they talked about it the whole way to the tomb, "Who will roll away the stone for us?" They were expecting to see the body of Jesus lying dead in the tomb. They were not expecting someone who was living, breathing in the tomb. They were not expecting a heavenly being to be in the tomb, to speak to them, to send them off with a message. Mark 16:8, "So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid."
Have you had an experience where it happened too fast? Maybe later that night you think, "What happened?" Sometimes it can happen so fast you have to rethink through it to really experience it. When we don't take a moment to allow it to sink in, it is almost as if it didn't happen. It did but because it went so fast and our emotions were at their extremes, the experience passed by without sinking in.
Warriors we are hearing of different reports in regard to those affected by the coronavirus. there are testimonies of people who called out to God, He came and they are healed. We want to pray today that each one who experienced God's presence with them through their horrible fight to remember what God has done for them.
Father, I thank you for all of the people who are healed. In their weakness You were their source of strength. I ask for complete restoration of their body. I pray they would know the power of Your love. I ask for their eyes to be opened to see You in the room with them. I ask for each one who has and is recovering to remember the time and place You spoke to them and they received Your love. I ask for each one to remember the touch of the Father's love. I pray they would return to You in all of their ways. I ask for each one to love You with all their heart, with all their strength and with all their mind in Jesus name. I pray for each one to remember the very moment You entered their room and ministered life to their body, the turn around moment. I ask for each one to let the supernatural experience sink in to every part of their body. I ask for You to meet with each one of them as they remember how horrific the disease infected their body and how wonderful it was to know You were restoring their body. This disease would not be the end of them. This disease would be gone from their body and they would regain full strength in Jesus name amen. Many times we do not want to remember because fear wants to grab ahold of us again but this time I pray each one goes back, remembering what You have done for them. I pray they see when You entered their room and touched their body. I ask for each one to remember when You strengthened their mind to believe they would not only survive the coronavirus but each one would be an overcomer and the disease, knowing You are with them today and every day in Jesus name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army, Veridee Joy
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