Jesus is a hunted man in our reading today (John 11:4-12:8). And He knows His time is short (it is six days before the Lamb's death). So He goes to His friends' house in Bethany where He can relax. They make Him a supper and of course Martha serves it. So Mary gets out this wonderful perfume, pours it on Jesus' feet, and fills the house with deliciousness.
The only problem is that the thieving traitorous friend can't keep quiet about the unreasonableness of wasting almost a year's income on someone's feet. Think how many poor people could have been fed with that much money! They probably all thought Jesus' answer was strange. "Leave her alone," Jesus replied. "It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."
What? It was Lazarus that got buried. Jesus has more life than He needs - enough to give it away....... But, they did not know He was about to lay that power down for them and us. That He was about to die and be buried. I thrill at the truth that this Mary was in fact the only one who got to anoint Jesus for burial. The other ladies were too late when they came on Sunday. He is alive!
The only problem is that the thieving traitorous friend can't keep quiet about the unreasonableness of wasting almost a year's income on someone's feet. Think how many poor people could have been fed with that much money! They probably all thought Jesus' answer was strange. "Leave her alone," Jesus replied. "It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."
What? It was Lazarus that got buried. Jesus has more life than He needs - enough to give it away....... But, they did not know He was about to lay that power down for them and us. That He was about to die and be buried. I thrill at the truth that this Mary was in fact the only one who got to anoint Jesus for burial. The other ladies were too late when they came on Sunday. He is alive!
Oh ladies, let us purpose to waste our stuff and ourselves on the Lover of our Soul. He is so worth it all.
Thanks for posting this.This is awesome!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your encouragement. I got excited too when it became clear what to write. God is so faithful!
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