Friday 7th July 2017
“Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.”
John 12:3
Mary offered up an expensive sacrifice that was worth the equivalent of thousands of pounds today. She used expensive oil reserved for Kings on Jesus feet. Mary’s gift was costly and extravagant! What lessons can you learn from Mary today?
1, Give God more than crumbs
Mary of Bethany realized that nothing is too valuable to give Jesus. It is not about how much you give to Jesus, but how much it cost YOU to give it. God desires our best. He has promised to give us His best. When we give to Jesus, no matter how little or how big it may be, He will always give us back more than we could possibly imagine!
“Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
Luke 6:38
2, God owns everything any way
Our God is the creator of the universe. He never gets tired or weary. He is aware of our needs and is able to meet them all. Like Mary, we need to be willing to give our best even if it means we have to sacrifice. God owns it all anyway. Being generous to God permits Him to be generous to us (Proverbs 3:9-10).
Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.
Isaiah 40:28
Summary
Since God supplies our every need, it’s only correct that we are willing to offer to God our best. Mary was rebuked by those around her, especially by Judas for using such costly oil on Jesus feet, nonetheless she sacrificed her best for Jesus and has gone down in history for the generous provision she offered up. Jesus was well pleased with her sacrifice. We to like Mary can offer God our best sacrifice with the conduct in which we live our life and through the things we sacrifice to God.
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