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On The Road To The Cross – Wednesday

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Giving or Taking?

John 12:2-10





Here we have another incident of Martha serving dinner and Mary, where is she and what is she doing? What she always does, she is mentioned three times in the bible and all three times she is in the same place at Jesus feet.

In Luke 10:38-42, she sat at Jesus’ feet to hear Him teach.

In John 11:32, Mary knelt at the feet of Jesus in sorrow over the death of her brother Lazarus.

Here, in John Chapter 12, Mary is again at Jesus’ feet

Are you spending time at the feet of the savior?

Mary took the expensive ointment and in an act of sacrificial giving poured all of it out on the feet of Jesus. She gave it all. It would never go back into that bottle. She then wiped his feet with her hair.

She gave her best to the Lord, far too often we give the leftovers, or what we can spare.  John tells us the small vial was worth a small fortune a year’s income!

Why did she do it? Why so much? Why not some now and some later?

Worship is never partial or just what is required. That is not worship. That may be religion. But it is not worship. Worship is pouring out our whole heart, soul, mind and body before Him who is worthy. It is holding nothing back, laying it all on the altar for him. John makes an important point that the smell of the perfume filled the house.

At this point Judas criticizes Mary’s act of worship but Jesus defends her and reminds us of His ultimate sacrifice giving everything like the perfume being poured out for us holding nothing back.

Mary’s worship filled the house in contrast Judas left the house. Mary was a giver Judas a taker.

Are you giving or taking? running to Jesus or running away from Him?

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