Divine Whispers | Viju Jeremiah Traven
The Gospel Of Christ According To Your Life (Part 5)
My Beloved Bride, behold Mary Magdalene, My faithful witness and your example (Mark 16:9; John 20:11-18). From her I cast out seven demons, and she became My devoted follower (Luke 8:2). While many disciples fled in fear, she stood steadfast beneath the Cross until I surrendered My Spirit to the Father of Glory (John 19:25). On the third day, in the early morning darkness, she came to the tomb prepared to minister to Me (John 20:1; Luke 24:1).
Love Stronger Than Death
Her zeal to see My face and hear My voice again blazed like a deer panting for living waters (Psalm 42:1). The darkness of night could not deter her. The Roman seal on the tomb could not terrify her. The brutal soldiers could not stop her. For the flame of perfect love casts out all fear (1 John 4:18). Love is stronger than death itself, stronger than the grave (Song of Songs 8:6).
None on Earth had such perfect love to reach out and find Me near the tomb. Mary Magdalene did not consider her life of any value, except to fulfill the Divine purpose of union with Me (Acts 20:24; Revelation 12:11). Her passion for Me was holy and fierce.
The Reward of Unwavering Devotion
For her unwavering devotion, I, the Rewarder of hearts, appointed her to behold Me first and to declare My Resurrection to the whole world (Hebrews 11:6; Mark 16:9). She stood representing the flawless and fearless Church—My Bride—pursuing Me in every holy step of My mission to save the fallen world (1 Peter 2:21; Revelation 14:4).
She had followed Me wherever I went, ministering to Me, listening, watching, caring, and worshiping untiringly (John 19:25; Luke 8:2–3). Therefore, as the Lamb slain for rescuing sinners, I preserved her as the precious bone of My bone, as the psalm declares: “He protects all His bones, not one of them will be broken” (Psalm 34:20).
The Garden Encounter
Her devotion held Me in the garden near the tomb before My ascension. “Do not hold on to Me,” I said, “for I have not yet ascended to My Father in Heaven” (John 20:17). Mary was the first one I called by name after emerging from the tomb. She was the first to cry out, “I have seen the Lord!” (John 20:18). Her unquenchable devotion on Earth was inscribed forever in the Book of Remembrance in Heaven (Malachi 3:16). Through her courage and burning passion, the Gospel thundered forth: He is risen!
Two Marys, Two Revelations
The Virgin Mary received grace to birth Me on Earth and revealed I am Yeshua, Ben Elohim, the Son of God (John 1:34; Psalm 2:7). She was blessed above all women. But Mary Magdalene became a flame of holy passion and sought Me when darkness fell and terror silenced the rest. To her was granted the highest honor—to behold Me first in My Resurrection (John 20:17). Her humble spirit first kissed the Risen Messiah. Her holy hunger and thirst for Me revealed I am Yeshua HaChatan, the Bridegroom.
She was honored above the angels to be My first herald of the glorious Gospel.
The Call to My Bride
So shall you rise, My Bride—a living witness to My glory, a light that darkness cannot overcome, a voice that declares My triumph forevermore.
Mary Magdalene teaches you the language of Divine romance: relentless pursuit (Song of Songs 3:1-4). While others fled, she stayed. While others hid, she sought. While others doubted, she dared to remain near the tomb in the darkest hour (John 20:1). And because she loved much, she was given much—the first glimpse of resurrection glory, the first utterance of her name from My risen lips, the first commission to proclaim: “He is alive!” (John 20:16-18).
What I Reward
This is what I delight in, My beloved—not in your religious perfection, but in your spiritual pursuit; not in human flawlessness, but in steadfast faithfulness born of a heart ablaze with repentant love and unyielding longing for Me (Luke 7:47; Psalm 51:17; John 21:17).
Come to Me in your midnight. Seek My face in your garden of grief. For those who pursue Me with Mary’s heart will hear Me call their name in resurrection power, and they will become My first heralds of hope to a world entombed in darkness (John 20:16).
I am your exceedingly great reward, says the Lord of Glory. Not crowns, nor kingdoms, nor fleeting applause—but My very Self, given to the one who loves Me. For I am both the Giver and the Gift, the Portion and the Promise, the Desire and the Fulfillment of all your endless longing (Genesis 15:1; Philippians 3:8; Revelation 21:7; 22:20).
Prayer
My Risen Lord, give me Mary’s relentless love—a heart that seeks Your face even in the darkest garden, even when hope seems buried in the tomb (John 20:1). Let my devotion be so fierce that death itself cannot silence my worship, so pure that I am the first to hear You call my name in resurrection dawn (John 20:16). I will follow You to the Cross, wait at the tomb, and run to tell the world: He is risen! (Mark 16:9).
Reflection
I am Magdalene—delivered, devoted, desperate for His presence above all else, and He rewards such love with the highest honor (Luke 8:2; John 20:17-18). This is the heart of Divine romance: perfect love casts out all fear, and the bride who pursues hardest beholds Him first in glory (1 John 4:18). I stood at Calvary when others fled; now I stand in resurrection light, proclaiming to all nations—my Beloved Lord lives! (John 20:18).
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