Posted on 02/14/2021 6:57:06 PM PST by Mrs. Warrior
Jesus healed Mary Magdalene of seven demons. She came from the wealthy town of Magdala. She was very grateful to Jesus in that He did for her what no wealth or person could do. He cleaned out the torment in her soul. The one who has been forgiven much, loves much.
Mary used her wealth and resources to help support the ministry of Jesus and she became one of His followers. She sat at the feet of Jesus and washed His feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.
This is such a tender time; she was able to be a comfort to the One who had comforted her.
At the cross she stood at His side. Seeing the horror of her Lord being murdered in such a graffic gruesome way must have shaken her; to see evil and to see the One she hoped and believed in to save her die. By staying with Him she was trying to offer the comfort of her presence to be His friend.
Afterwards, on the third day, she went to the tomb were Jesus was buried,with spices to embalm Him with. She did not know how the stone was going to be rolled away. She came and found the stone moved and went in to find and empty tomb. She came out and saw a man standing there, assuming it was the gardener she asked him if he had taken the body. She was ready to find Him herself. She did not recognize that the man she was speaking to was indeed Jesus Himself, arisen.
Then Jesus did something so loving; He called her by her name. The Lord wanted her to see Him alive and risen the image of the dead man had to be replaced with life and hope. She wept with gratitude and joy! She called Him “My Lord”.
He again saved her from her torment. She wanted to touch Him but He refused her, telling her that He had not yet gone to His Father. Instead, He gave her the privilege of being the one to go tell the disciples that He was alive!
This time He took her sins and grief away from her and she had to trust that what she witnessed at the cross was for her salvation and to make her not just a friend and follower but a child of God!
Thanks for posting.
Such a beautiful testimony to His grace. Thanks for reminding us.
Nicely done. Thank you.
The first to see The Risen Christ.
The Bible does not say she was ever a prostitute either.
Funny how rumors get started. Mary Mag. has always been portrayed as ‘a fallen woman’. That phrase is open to interpretation, depending on the local culture.
Amen to this posting.
“The Bible does not say she was ever a prostitute”
Really. Why in the world did that ever become lore?
There’s been a lot of controversy as to the identification of Mary of Magdala and the nameless ‘sinful’ woman who anointed the feet of Jesus.
Thank you for saying that. It was some pope that gave her that title. (just looked it up)I get so irritated when supposed Bible scholars say she was a prostitute.
I think it began in about 591 A.D., with Pope Gregory.
Pope Gregory preached a series of sermons Easter of 591 where he assumed Mary was the sinful woman who anointed Jesus’ feet.
The rest is exaggerated “church” history.
I don’t know.
Bible says she was well off and provided support for Jesus and the Apostles.
Some Luciferians say she was his wife. I say rubbish!
Thank you for this. A beautiful reminder.
Thank you.
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Only prostitutes can be “well off”? Lydia was good financially and had a respectable career.
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