<html><head></head><body><div><div><div><div><br></div>Mark 16;5-8<div><br></div><div><b>5. &nbsp;And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed.</b></div><div><b>6. &nbsp;And he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him.&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></div><div><b>7. &nbsp;But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.”</b></div><div><b>8. &nbsp;And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>The women were overwhelmed. &nbsp;They went to the tome expecting death, instead the received a message proclaiming life! &nbsp;Such a dramatic difference was certainly disorientating. &nbsp;The woman may well have thought they were in a dream, uncertain of what true reality really was. &nbsp;<u></u></div><div><br></div><div>It takes time to grow into the Good News of the Gospel. &nbsp;It changes our whole life’s purpose. &nbsp;It removes the terrible weight of sorrow and fear.</div><div><br></div><div>The Gospel,&nbsp;<i>“He is risen! &nbsp;He is not here,” </i>presents us with a whole new reality, one which requires us to be children of God who believe beyond understanding!</div><div><br></div><div>The Gospel is never just ‘informational,’ the Gospel demands that we be ‘going’ with this Good News. &nbsp; Others need to know. &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>If the whole&nbsp;world was sick, suffering, and dying with a disease, and you were given a miracle cure, would you be content to simply receive the cure for yourself? &nbsp;Or, would you be compelled to go into the whole world and give the cure freely to all? &nbsp;You know the answer.</div><div><br></div><div>When our text says, <i>“they said nothing to anyone” </i>we understand that means they were silent as they hurried back to the disciples. &nbsp;Once they found Peter, James, and John, they told them everything.</div><div><br></div><div>Children are easily distracted, they can be ‘re-directed,’ by something more exciting that what they were previously doing.&nbsp;&nbsp;So are we to be Children of God, given the best, most exciting thing in the entire universe.</div><div><br></div><div>When Jesus says, <i>I came that they may have Life, and have it abundantly.” </i>(John 10;10) &nbsp;The ‘abundant life’</div><div>He came to give us this abundant Life as we are<span>&nbsp;‘going’</span><span>, with this amazing Good News. &nbsp;It is not to be kept to ourselves, but to be given away freely. &nbsp;We are called to be ‘</span><span>Going’ into all the world, each one of us, beginning with our own hearts, and our own families, then neighbors, friends, strangers, and enemies.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Prayer: &nbsp;Merciful Father, bless us, Your own dear children, to by the Holy Spirit&nbsp;be ‘re-directed,’ energized, and excited, as we go with the Good News. &nbsp;In Jesus we pray, Amen.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Love,&nbsp;</span></div><div><span>Dad/Baba/Eric</span></div><div><span>Grandpa Pickle Pastor</span></div><div><span>“A chapter a day, every day, be transformed, ‘soak in the living Word. &nbsp;God’s Word is our habitation, and we are His.”</span></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b><br><br><div><a href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&amp;c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&amp;af_sub1=Acquisition&amp;af_sub2=Global_YMktg&amp;af_sub3=&amp;af_sub4=100000604&amp;af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>


Mark 16;5-8
5.  And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed.6.  And he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him.  7.  But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.”8.  And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
The women were overwhelmed.  They went to the tome expecting death, instead the received a message proclaiming life!  Such a dramatic difference was certainly disorientating.  The woman may well have thought they were in a dream, uncertain of what true reality really was.  
It takes time to grow into the Good News of the Gospel.  It changes our whole life’s purpose.  It removes the terrible weight of sorrow and fear.
The Gospel, “He is risen!  He is not here,” presents us with a whole new reality, one which requires us to be children of God who believe beyond understanding!
The Gospel is never just ‘informational,’ the Gospel demands that we be ‘going’ with this Good News.   Others need to know.  
If the whole world was sick, suffering, and dying with a disease, and you were given a miracle cure, would you be content to simply receive the cure for yourself?  Or, would you be compelled to go into the whole world and give the cure freely to all?  You know the answer.
When our text says, “they said nothing to anyone” we understand that means they were silent as they hurried back to the disciples.  Once they found Peter, James, and John, they told them everything.
Children are easily distracted, they can be ‘re-directed,’ by something more exciting that what they were previously doing.  So are we to be Children of God, given the best, most exciting thing in the entire universe.
When Jesus says, I came that they may have Life, and have it abundantly.” (John 10;10)  The ‘abundant life’He came to give us this abundant Life as we are ‘going’, with this amazing Good News.  It is not to be kept to ourselves, but to be given away freely.  We are called to be ‘Going’ into all the world, each one of us, beginning with our own hearts, and our own families, then neighbors, friends, strangers, and enemies.
Prayer:  Merciful Father, bless us, Your own dear children, to by the Holy Spirit be ‘re-directed,’ energized, and excited, as we go with the Good News.  In Jesus we pray, Amen.
Love, Dad/Baba/EricGrandpa Pickle Pastor“A chapter a day, every day, be transformed, ‘soak in the living Word.  God’s Word is our habitation, and we are His.”



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