Quickly
“Go quickly .… And they departed quickly”
(Matthew 28:7-8).
In the first verse of this chapter we have two women mentioned by name who came early to the tomb where the body of the Lord Jesus had been laid. “As it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre” (Matthew 28:1). There they see an angel who gives them a wonderful message, the message of resurrection, and instructs them to “Go quickly” and tell the disciples the wonderful news. With all due speed, and in obedience to the heavenly messenger, “they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring His disciples word” (Matthew 28:8).
We too have a wonderful message to present to this world. The message that, “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). How much do we feel the urgency of carrying the gospel message to those around us who have perhaps never heard?
