Many women

And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons. – Matthew 27.55-56

Many women who followed Jesus, ministering to Him…

I find is amazing at times how often we read about the women who were followers of Christ early on. Just because the twelve disciples is no reason to think that only men were His disciples. We read of many women in the gospel accounts and even more in the epistles.

Here the twelve were nowhere to be seen. They all left Him and went and hid.

But Sunday morning the women were watching. Sure, they had missed the reality of the resurrection but here there were looking on from afar waiting their chance to go and take care of His body.

There was still the danger of identifying with Jesus but they still were compelled to serve Him.

The ‘followers of Christ’ was not a ‘men only’ club. A great many followed and served Jesus and they were the only ones there during the dangerous time.

Over and over again it is the women in come through in serving the Lord. Let us guys never take them lightly in God’s service.