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Mary
Magdalene served Christ and was blessed - Charles Spurgeon
Mary
Magdalene served Christ and was blessed
'He appeared first to Mary
Magdalene.'-Mark 16:9
Jesus 'appeared first to Mary
Magdalene,' probably not only on account of her great love and
persevering seeking, but because, as the context intimates, she
had been a special trophy of Christ's delivering power. Learn
from this, that the greatness of our sin before conversion
should not make us imagine that we may not be specially favored
with the very highest grade of fellowship. She was one who
had left all to become a constant attendant on the Savior.
He was her first, her chief object. Many who were on Christ's
side did not take up Christ's cross; she did. She spent her
substance in relieving His wants. If we would see much of
Christ, let us serve Him. Tell me who they are that sit
oftenest under the banner of His love, and drink deepest
draughts from the cup of communion, and I am sure they will be
those who give most, who serve best, and who abide
closest to the bleeding heart of their dear Lord. But notice how
Christ revealed Himself to this sorrowing one-by a word, 'Mary.'
It needed but one word in His voice, and at once she knew Him,
and her heart owned allegiance by another word, her heart was
too full to say more. That one word would naturally be the most
fitting for the occasion. It implies obedience. She said,
'Master.' There is no state of mind in which this confession of
allegiance will be too cold. No, when your spirit glows most
with the heavenly fire, then you will say, 'I am Thy servant,
Thou hast loosed my bonds.' If you can say, 'Master,' if you
feel that His will is your will, then you stand in a happy, holy
place. He must have said, 'Mary,' or else you could not have
said, 'Rabboni.' See, then, from all this, how Christ honors
those who honor Him, how love draws our Beloved, how it
needs but one word of His to turn our weeping to rejoicing, how
His presence makes the heart's sunshine.
- Charles Haddon Spurgeon - Morning and
Evening devotional, July 15, PM
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