Meditation
MY FATHER, AND YOUR FATHER
Text: John 20
9 April 2023
THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
Today, we celebrate Easter Sunday. The story of Mary Magdalene, and how she was the first person to see the Lord Jesus is worth reading again and again.
11 But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 13 Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”
14 Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?”
She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”
16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).
17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”
18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her. John 20:11-18
- The sorrow of Mary Magdalene
a) She saw the Lord Jesus crucified at Golgotha
b) She had come to the tomb of her beloved Teacher and Saviour
c) She wept when she saw the Empty Tomb
- The manifestation of the Lord Jesus Christ
a) He had risen from the dead
b) He was not bound by the power of death
- Significant saying of the Lord Jesus as He spoke to Mary
a) He was ascending to God
i) “My Father and your Father” John 20:17c
ii) “My God and your God” John 20:17d
b) We have every reason to rejoice this Easter Sunday
i) We celebrate our faith in a Risen Saviour
ii) We celebrate that we have the same God and Father as the Lord Jesus