Go tell them - an incredible relationship is waiting for them!

John 20:16
Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher).

Mary remained in despair and grief, without hope till Jesus called out her name, “Mary”. Just by uttering her name, Mary was awakened from her trance of sadness, from her slumber of grief to that of unexpected joy!

Miracles and surprises are part of the resurrection story – but the greatest miracle is that God knows you and me by name and we can recognise our Lord when He calls.

This is the eternal truth regarding the Resurrection of our Lord – the privilege of being in an incredible relationship with an awesome God!

“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me (john 10:14)

What is in a name? A name is an identity. The Jewish people are particular about naming their children for they believe that the child will live up to his/her name. Imagine in a big room you call out “Hercules’ and out came a scrawny, skinny undernourished kid! Yet many of us still fail to live up to our names – oh to have a name that truly befits us and reflects who we really are!

So in the new heaven and new earth, to all who overcomes, God says he “will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.” On that final day, we will be given names that truly reflect who we really are.

What then do we do with the resurrection truth?

Jesus says to Mary, “Don’t hold on to me (v 17) go instead to my brothers and tell them”

Mary left and told the others, “I have seen the Lord!”

So we must not just hold on to the good news – we must now go and tell everyone who would hear that Christ is risen! He is alive! We have seen the Lord!

Go tell them - that there is an invisible world!

Go tell them – we serve an invincible God!

Go tell them – an incredible relationship is waiting for him who believes this good news!