Mark 16:1

Mark 16:1 says, And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.  Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome came to prepare the body of Jesus for burial.  They had brought sweet spices to anoint Him, but they still did not understand Who Jesus really was.  They fully expected to find His body in the tomb.  If we are looking for Jesus today, we will not find Him in a tomb nor as just a historical figure.  He has risen, and lives eternally.  Verse two adds, And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. They got there at sunrise.  They had been forced to wait until then by the restrictions of the Sabbath.  Today, there are no restrictions on our coming to Jesus, so we should never put off doing so.  Verse three continues, And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?  They were wondering how they would get the stone rolled away in order to anoint His body.  The stone was large, and they didn't think they could move it.  Whatever stands between Jesus and us today, it is nothing that He can't move.  Verse four concludes, And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.  When they looked, the stone was moved away.  It still is today.  Verse five states, And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.  When the women went into the tomb, they didn't find the body of Jesus but found a young man sitting on the right side clothed in a long white garment, and they were afraid.  This was not at all what they were looking for, nor why they were there.  People today are still looking for Jesus in the wrong places, but He is still sending messengers to tell them the Good News.   Some may even be angels.  Verse six adds, And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.  He told them not to be afraid, because Jesus Christ had risen.  Because Jesus has risen, if we put our faith in Him as our Savior and Lord, we have no reason to be afraid.  Verse seven continues, But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.  The young man, or angel, told them to go their way and tell the disciples and Peter that Jesus had gone before them to Galilee, and they would see Him there, as Jesus had already told them they would.  I believe He singled out Peter because he was likely feeling very unworthy at this time after denying Jesus three times.  We, like Peter, may have denied Jesus at some time or another, but if we have accepted Him as our Savior and Lord, we are still His, and He still calls us to come follow Him.  Verse eight concludes, And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.  When the women left the tomb, they were very afraid and said nothing to anyone on the way to tell the disciples.  We cannot allow fear to keep us from sharing the gospel with everyone today if we have accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, and if you haven't, my prayer is that you will do so now.