“But he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; see, here is the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He told you.’”
After the Sabbath, the ladies brought spices to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body. But when they got there Jesus was gone and there was an angel sitting in the tomb waiting on them. There are multiple lessons here, but this morning, let’s look at one beautiful nugget of truth hidden in this passage.
Look carefully at what the angel said to the women, ”Go, tell His disciples and Peter”… Why is that significant? Why would the angel single out Peter? Perhaps it was because the last time Peter saw Jesus, he had completely failed him. Peter had cussed out a servant girl and swore he didn’t know who Jesus was. He had denied his Savior. And Jesus saw him do it.
Still, during the most pivotal moment in history, God directed His Angel to mentioned Peter by name to those at the tomb so Peter would know, and the disciples would know, that Peter was still on the team.
That is powerful. It assures Christians that – when we fail, God doesn’t canceled us. During your greatest collapse, He won’t turn His back on you… in your worst moment, you’re still His child. Win or lose … walk righteously or stumble… Nothing changes His love for you.
There will be times you fall – But there will never be a time you are not loved… So, get up, grab His hand, and keep going. Ignore the lie that you are now unusable… God is a God of details. And the detail of including Peter by name after his worst failure… is a beautiful picture of the Heart of the Father. You are still loved, you’re still useful, and you’re still on the team.
"For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." - God (Romans 8)
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