Loyalty: Mary Magdalene's Warrior SpiritSample

Bearing Witness to Jesus's Resurrection

“But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept, she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then they said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ She said to them, ‘Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.’ Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?’ She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, ‘Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to Him, ‘Rabboni!’ (which is to say, Teacher). Jesus said to her, ‘Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to 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 to her.”— John 20:11-18 (NKJV)

Mary Magdalene devoted her life to honoring Jesus. Even after His death, she continued to seek Him and called Him her Lord. Her faith was neither superficial nor hypocritical—it was unwavering and genuine.

Jesus rewarded Mary's diligence in seeking Him in two significant ways:

1. He revealed Himself to her first upon resurrection. Jesus did not leave her believing she was speaking to a gardener. Instead, He opened her eyes to recognize His resurrected body.
2. He commissioned her to bear witness to His resurrection. Jesus gave her an assignment: to share the good news that His death and resurrection have made a way for those who believe in Him to become members of God's family.

Mary Magdalene’s life serves as an example of what to expect when we wholeheartedly accept Jesus as both Savior and Lord. By accepting Jesus as our Savior, we experience deliverance from the kingdom of darkness. By accepting Him as Lord, we begin to co-labor with Him, revealing Him to others as the living God.

Today, I invite you to reflect on your relationship with Jesus. Is He both Savior and Lord to you?

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