John 11.54, 12.1-8
Because the Pharisees devised their plots
They wanted to see Jesus die
He and His disciples left Jerusalem
Avoiding attention and the public eye
Six days before the Passover
Mary, Martha, and Lazarus
He wanted quality time with them
Mary, whom Jesus loved dearly
Quietly entered the room
She bowed before her Master
And anointed His feet with precious perfume
After she gently bathed His feet
She dried them with her hair
Rarely has such tenderness been shown
As in the fragrant sacrifice there
Judas rebuked her for her foolishness
Many were poor, why waste this wealth
(The poor weren’t really his concern
He'd have liked the money for himself)
Jesus quickly came to her defence
He told Judas to leave her alone
There would always be the poor
He praised Mary for what she had done
She’d prepared Him for His burial
He knew what was coming soon
He needed the love she offered
Precious Mary and her sweet perfume
Sometimes I’m stingy with my time, my resources, and my talents.
Oh yes, I want to serve Jesus, but I don’t really want to be inconvenienced. Does
following Jesus cost me anything? Do I love Him more than I love things? More
than I love comfort? Jesus gave up everything for me. Do I desire to please Him,
to bring Him joy, to demonstrate my love for Him? Do I indulge the Lord or myself?
Help me, like Mary, to love You with an extravagant love. If
I comprehend the love You have lavished on me, the only honest response I can have
is to love you fiercely. Your love was a sacrificial love, may I be willing to get
out of my comfort zone and love You sacrificially. May there be nothing I treasure
more than You.
In Jesus’s name, Amen
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