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Do not sorrow as those who have no hope!

His Voice! His Word!

Saints of the Living God, GREETINGS! 
It is another week, and we thank and rejoice in the Living God, our Heavenly Father, through the Lord Jesus Christ, for His provision, love, care, and his indwelling peace in us by the Divine Person of the Holy Spirit.   Main Bible Scripture:  John 20 v 14-16 
Other Associated Scriptures: John 10 v 3, 5, 1Corinthians 14 v 10, Luke 3 v 22, Mark 1 v 11, Matthew 17 v 5, Mark 9 v 7, 2 Corinthians 5 v 16 and so on. 
Prayer: Heavenly Father, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you for another week of divine health, divine peace, divine provision and divine wisdom and revelation of God, the Father of spirits. We come today, this very hour, in our own accord, to feed our born-again spiritbeings with the rich nutrient of God’s Holy Word. We agree that your Word is the truth. We trust the Holy Spirit to bring the light of God’s Word into our minds and the direction of that Word into our spirits. We trust you, the Lord Jesus Christ, that we will be doers of your Word and not hearers, readers or speakers only. In Jesus Name. Amen  
Theme/Subject:  His Voice/His Word
I once heard that circumstance makes things precious. Thirst makes a glass of water precious. Hunger makes a loaf of bread precious. For us who are born-again, Christ Jesus is precious to us. For Mary Magdalene, Christ Jesus was precious to her because He had cast out seven demons out of her (see Luke 8 v 2). Christ Jesus was so precious to Mary that one day she brought an alabaster jar of expensive perfume or fragrant oil and she stood at Jesus’ feet behind Him weeping; and she began washing Jesus’ feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair (see Luke 7 v 36-39). When someone is precious to us; we bring to such a person our best. In the natural, the best that Mary had to offer was that expensive perfume.  Jesus Christ was so precious to Mary that she brought her best to Him. It did not stop there, Mary also committed her heart or spirit to the Lord Jesus to the point that after Jesus’ body was put in that tomb it was Mary who stood outside by the tomb weeping and she stooped down and looked into the tomb to look for the body of her Lord. When she did this, she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet of where His body had lain.  pg. 1 The angels said to her – “Woman, why are Jesus meant what He said to them and His you weeping?” Mary said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they had laid Him.” When Mary had said this, she turned around and saw the Resurrected Jesus standing there, and she did not know that it was Jesus (see John 20 v 14). The Resurrected Jesus said to Mary, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Mary, supposing the Resurrected Jesus to be the gardener, she said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” The Resurrected Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” which means Teacher. Please pause and reflect! Now, why didn’t Mary recognise the Resurrected Jesus when she first saw Him? This is because Mary for all her effort did not go to the tomb to look for the living body of her Lord but she looked for the dead body of her Lord. Her effort was clouded by unbelief and overwhelming grief or sorrow and not by faith. Earlier in John 16 v 22, Jesus said this to His followers including Mary – “Therefore, you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.”  followers including Mary should have acted upon what He said to them that He would see them again even though He said to them they would crucify Him in Jerusalem where He was heading. It was upon those words He had spoken to them that the angels and the Resurrected Jesus asked Mary the same question –“Woman, why are you weeping?” Angels of the Lord only know the Word of God and the two angels Mary saw knew that Jesus has informed His followers just before He entered Jerusalem to be crucified that He would see them again and their hearts will rejoice, and their joy no one will take from them. The angels knew this, so they asked Mary - –“Woman, why are you weeping?” In other words, did you believe what your Lord said to you just before He travelled to Jerusalem? Of course, Mary, like the rest of the disciples failed to believe or act upon those words Jesus spoke to them regarding His resurrection. If the disciples including Mary had believed what the Lord Jesus had said to them regarding His resurrection; the thought of going to the tomb would not have been an option. This is because you do not meet your loved ones who are alive in the tomb. Do you? The disciples including Mary failed to act upon Jesus’  Word.  To believe is to act upon the Word of God. one will take from you.” The Resurrected Just as today, many of the believing ones fail to act upon the Word of God that says by Jesus’ strips or wounds we are healed (see Matthew 8 v 17, 1Peter 2v 24). Just as today, many of the believing ones fail to act upon the Word of God that says that in Christ; they are holy, they are blameless and they are without reproach in the sight of the heavenly Father (see Colossians 1 v 22, Ephesians 1 v 4).  Interestingly, the first words that came out from the lips of the Resurrected Jesus to the first person He encountered, Mary Magdalene, were in the form of questions. John 20 v 15 recorded the first time the Resurrected Lord Jesus spoke to a person after His resurrection from the dead and that person was not Peter, it was not John, it was not James but that person was Mary Magdalene. But His first words to Mary were wrapped in questions. The Resurrected Jesus said to Mary, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” The first question the Resurrected Jesus asked Mary was designed to refer Mary back to what He said to them in John 16 v 22 before He was crucified which reads “Therefore, you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no Jesus asking Mary that question was not to humiliate her but it was to re-emphasised to her that His Words must be believed or act upon. Had Mary acted on those words she would not be standing outside of the tomb weeping rather she would be rejoicing because Jesus said to them He would see them again. Well, He did. To us, the believing ones today, the Word of God teaches us that Jesus will come back the second time (see Acts 1 v 9-11). I pray that you are certain, ready and prepared for His second coming.  The second question that the Resurrected Jesus asked Mary was “Whom are you seeking?” Indicating that Mary was seeking her Lord at the wrong place. She was seeking the living from the dead. And she did that because of her overwhelming sorrow coupled with unbelief. Today, you cannot find the Resurrected Jesus in a new age programme, you cannot find Him in religion, you cannot find Him in a so called multi-faith. But you can find Him where the two or three meet together in His Name virtually or in persons. You can find Him in the Holy Written Word of God.  I like to point your attention to this fact and that is when the Resurrected Jesus asked Mary those questions He addressed her as ‘Woman’. The two angels also addressed her as ‘Woman’. At this time, even though the Resurrected Jesus had spoken to her yet Mary still could not recognise her Lord’s voice and she supposed Him to be the gardener. She addressed Him as ‘Sir’. Never addressed the Lord Jesus Sir. He is your Lord! Then the Resurrected Jesus said to her, “Mary!” He calls His own sheep by name and His sheep follow Him for they know His voice (see John 10 v 3-4, 14). When He mentioned her name, she recognised and identified Him as her Rabboni, her Teacher. Of course, it was Mary who sat at His feet listening and absorbing His teaching when He visited their home (see Luke 10 v 38-42). It is interesting that Mary recognised the Resurrected Jesus voice as her Teacher. All the times she sat listening to His teaching made her knew His Voice. She recognised and identified Him by His Voice. For His voice is Himself. His voice is His Word. And the Word became flesh and lived among us.  Saints, continue to know Jesus by His Voice, His Word and not by any kind of experiences. Experiences can fail you but His voice, His Word, will never fail you to recognise Him. Shalom!  To God be the glory forever and ever in Jesus Name by the power of the Holy Spirit. I know that you are blessed by these teachings, why don’t you share them with others to be a blessing also? It is also important to get your feedback and how together, through these teachings we are growing in faith in God’s Holy Written Word.  You can now follow us on TIKTOK and receive our devotions and also listen to our recorded teachings at your leisure by visiting: TIKTOK.COM/@EDIFICATION.COMPA THOMASOSEIBOAKYE.PODBEAN.COM By: Apostle Thomas Boakye

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