Jesus sends women to preach the gospel first

Jesus gives women the honor of being the first to preach the gospel...

Jesus has been crucified and buried.  The women have kept the Sabbath law and stayed at home.  But now Sabbath is over and they head to Jesus' tomb.  These women have no standing in Jewish society - they aren't even allowed to testify in court.  But they are the ones that Jesus chooses to preach the goodnews to the disciples.  Think about it... Jesus could have gone straight to where the disciples are in hiding and talked to them directly.  But he chooses to send these women to preach the goodnews to the disciples. 

Matthew 28:1-10 After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb... ² And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ³ His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. ⁴ For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. ⁵ But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. ⁷ Then go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.' This is my message for you." ⁸ So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹ Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. ¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."

I love when Jesus turns culture and norms upside down!  True to all that he has taught previously... about those who serve being the leaders in the Messiah's community... he demonstrates it here.  The women have come to dress Jesus' body properly with herbs.  They have come to serve.  When they see Jesus, they grab onto his feet and hold tight.  They worship him!  So Jesus gives them a message to spread that will change the world forever:  "He is Risen!"  He sends these insignificant, marginalized women to preach the gospel to the men who consider themselves leaders. 

Do we ignore Jesus' example of sending women to preach the gospel?