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The Ministry Years: – 40th Miracle – the risen Christ- theunfetteredpreacher

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The Risen Christ, not yet Resurrected, not yet in His Glorified Body, appeared first to Mary Magdalene.

A women, that He had cast out seven devils.

How is it possible that she was the one and only who saw Jesus, alive, yet before ascending to the Father and being Glorified?

“saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.”

“Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.”

We have seen her many times (12), in the Gospels.

She was special, the others with her, had left, she stayed in tears.

Like John, the Disciple that rested on Jesus’s breast, and was the only Disciple to die a natural death.

Mary Magdalene, was Special for her love.

Please do not misunderstand, all the Disciples loved the Lord, and the Lord loved them all.

Somehow, both John and Mary, had found the Holy of Holies, the special place, the secret place, under the shadow of His wings.

They found the place of rest, that remains for all who love Him.

Oh Lord, help me to find and enter into the Secret Place, the place where I will see, (Psalms 91), “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.”

The Secret Place, Lord, I long to live there. Amen

Mark 16:9-11 (KJV)

Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.

John 20:11-18 (KJV)

But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou?

She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?

She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

The Ministry Years: Miracle 28:  I see men as trees –  theunfetteredpreacher 

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Mark 8:22-26

This is another miracle we only find in the book of Mark.  Much of it follows what we have seen before.   Parts of it, are quite odd.

A new town: 

Although people, the multitudes, found Him, wherever He went.  He still needed to travel, from town to town.

Why?  Not everyone who had needs, could make it to where He was.  

I hear people complain of todays evangelists, and faith healers, needing private jets.

If Jesus needed to be alone, and had to borrow boats, from followers, (for His travels), do not todays preachers, who travel much further, and reach many more,  need the same. 

They brought and besought Him:

Wherever Jesus is present, and allowed to work, (within us, or our Churches),  believers will seek Him out and bring the hurting, whether the hurt is physical, spiritual or mental.  Jesus, will heal all.

That is why it is the gifts of healing.   We need the gifts of Faith and Words of Knowledge and Wisdom, to know how to pray, what to do, to help those in need.

He took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of town:

He needed to be apart from the unbelieving, even if they were believers.  We need to do that today.   Many believers, do not believe Jesus heals today.  They accept being Powerless, while Jesus told us to go forth in Power.

He said, we would minister in Power and the Holy Spirit.   It is up to us, to learn to ask for and use the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.  

Some think, we automatically know what and how to walk in the Spirit.  Not true.  We must practice,  pray, then obey, if we expect to take up His Yoke, and find His Rest.

Now, something happens: 

This was a blind man.

“He had spit on his eyes, and put His hands upon him, He asked him if he saw ought.”

We see Him spit in Chapter 7 also, again a man deaf and dumb.  He spit, and touched his tongue.  He, immediately, spoke and heard.

This blind man wasn’t immediately healed.  Jesus laid hands on him twice.  The first time, he saw, but not well.  (Saw men as trees).

The second time, Jesus had him look up, and he was totaly healed.   Again, I have no idea why He spit.

We must look up to the source of our faith, and walk in it.

It is interesting though, earlier, when His Disciples had forgotten to bring bread.  He asked them three questions.

Do you not see?  Do you not hear?  Do you not remember? 

He had just feed Four Thousand,  with a few loaves of bread and fish.

Did they not see, hear or remember,  God is able to supply all our needs, according to his riches in glory?

Mark: 8:22-26

“And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 

And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 

And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 

After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. 

And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.”

Lord, help us to see, hear and remember, that You alone are our source.   Amen