John 20

I have seriously been typing this out for about two days now. I am still reading my bible daily, but it has been hard for me to post at night.

Chapter 20 has probably been a favorite of mine out of the whole book. This was when Jesus arose from the dead. He was dead and then when Mary went to the tomb, he was no longer there. I believe there were several significant reasons as to why MaRy was the one who found Jesus.

1. She was a woman! Women's opinions were not valued during this time, so it was important and significant that she was the one who found Jesus's empty tomb. I'm sure the men had a hard time believing her because they thought that she was crazy. Until they realized that the scripture was being fulfilled. Jesus told his disciples that he would be back, but I think that they still had a hard time believing that it was even true! Even though they saw the miracles daily, they still did not realize the full extent of the power that God had given him.

I also find Thomas to be interesting. He flat out refused to believe anything that anyone said about Jesus being back from the dead. He didn't believe Jesus was back until he touched the scars with his own hands. I think this is why so many people have such a hard time getting saved. we want to physically see Jesus but we can't. We can see him figuratively, and he may chose To reveal himself to us in other ways. I believe that God does have a wonderful way of showing his love and mercy to all of those around us. He could have been angry with Thomas or Peter but he wasn't. This gives us an excellent example of how our lives should reflect Jesus Christ.