Matthew 26:6-7 Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table.
Mary gave a gift of great value. She also gave of herself. When Mary came to the feet of Jesus, she took the place of a slave. When she undid her hair (something Jewish women never did in public), she humbled herself and laid her own glory at His feet. When she broke the alabaster box of perfume, she gave the best she had. It was a public, sacrificial and lavish gift.
She gave a very precious perfume that came from the Himalayas in northern India. It came sealed in an alabaster box, and it was to be opened only on special occasions. The perfume itself was worth 300 denarii, 11 months wages, and perhaps Mary’s entire life savings. It was the best she had, and she gave it all to Jesus.
What have you given to Jesus? Have you given sacrificially? Do you give out of your surplus, or do you give all you have?
Do you give your surplus of time? Or do you willingly, out of love for Jesus, give of yourself even when it is inconvenient, when you would rather be doing something else? Mary humbled herself by kneeling at the feet of Jesus, letting down her hair and giving the best of her possessions and the best of herself. What will you give Jesus? Will you give Him your life?
Paul said in Philippians 1:21: For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
He also stated in Galatians 2:20: I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
He gave Himself for you. Will you give yourself for Him?
Mary gave a gift of great value. She also gave of herself. When Mary came to the feet of Jesus, she took the place of a slave. When she undid her hair (something Jewish women never did in public), she humbled herself and laid her own glory at His feet. When she broke the alabaster box of perfume, she gave the best she had. It was a public, sacrificial and lavish gift.
She gave a very precious perfume that came from the Himalayas in northern India. It came sealed in an alabaster box, and it was to be opened only on special occasions. The perfume itself was worth 300 denarii, 11 months wages, and perhaps Mary’s entire life savings. It was the best she had, and she gave it all to Jesus.
What have you given to Jesus? Have you given sacrificially? Do you give out of your surplus, or do you give all you have?
Do you give your surplus of time? Or do you willingly, out of love for Jesus, give of yourself even when it is inconvenient, when you would rather be doing something else? Mary humbled herself by kneeling at the feet of Jesus, letting down her hair and giving the best of her possessions and the best of herself. What will you give Jesus? Will you give Him your life?
Paul said in Philippians 1:21: For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
He also stated in Galatians 2:20: I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
He gave Himself for you. Will you give yourself for Him?