Mark 16:11 (KJV)
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
It is a bit of an irony that the very men commissioned to tell the world that Jesus was risen did not believe it when at first they heard. That one should rise from the dead is such a fantastic idea that it is not naturally believed. Faith has to come to work.
Their own disbelief serves as a precursor to the reception of their own ministries. Though they would “turn the world upside down” the greatest numbers of people have not believed.
How then does a man or woman find the strength to go and tell a message that even they did not believe at first? It is because the message of the witnesses is followed up with the convicting power of God. He reinforces the message in our hearts so that we are open to it. At first we may disbelieve but then some form of rebuke enters our understanding. God’s Holy Spirit illuminates our mind and convicts our heart so that we we know the Word to be true.
We can tell the message to someone who might at first not believe because we know we at first did not believe.
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Mark 16:11 (KJV) They Didn’t Believe At First
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