Let It Be Bold

With Easter comes the shout of glory: “Up from the grave He arose, with a mighty triumph o’er His foes!” That hymn does not whisper, it thunders. It announces that death was not merely interrupted, but conquered. The stone was not just rolled away from a tomb; it was rolled away from every grave that would ever hold a believer. The resurrection was not a private miracle for a chosen few. It was a public declaration that life would have the final word.

And who was chosen to first proclaim this victory? Not Peter. Not John. Not one of the bold apostles. It was Mary Magdalene, a woman once tormented, once bound by seven demons, once marked by a broken past. The one delivered became the first commissioned. The once-troubled soul became heaven’s herald. What grace! What redemption! Her story shouts that no history is too dark to be rewritten by resurrection power.

While the disciples hid behind locked doors, paralyzed by fear, Mary ran toward them with blazing hope. The prophecy of Jonah, echoed by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew 12:40, had been fulfilled. As Jonah emerged after three days, so Christ rose from the heart of the earth. From Good Friday to Easter morning, He descended into the depths, shattered the chains of death, and stripped the grave of its victory.

How often do we celebrate Easter without remembering the battle beneath it, the silence of Saturday, the trembling of hell, the liberation of souls? And the whole story hinged on one faithful voice willing to say, “I have seen the Lord.” You do not have to be among the twelve to tell the greatest story ever told. From the housemaid to the pulpit, from the quiet kitchen to the crowded sanctuary, let the message ring clear and fearless: HE IS ALIVE. JESUS IS ALIVE.

– G. Yarian

HIS RESURRECTION STILL REIGNS TODAY