What is your most special and prized possession? Perhaps is was something that cost a lot of money or has sentimental value, maybe it was a gift, or a combination of theses. Could you imagine parting with it for anything in the world? What about for Jesus?
Mary had an extremely valuable and extremely special bottle of perfume that she didn't hesitate to give to Jesus with all her heart and soul. She took the perfume and anointed Jesus with it. She then dried it with her hair. This was an act of extreme love and total humility!
The perfume filled the entire house with a sweet smell that was not to be outdone by the incredible love shown to Jesus by this act.
Judas's true colors and feelings were beginning to really show when got annoyed at the "wasted" perfume. To try to mask his "icky" heart he tried to say it was because if could be sold and the money given to the poor. He didn't care about the poor, or the act of love, or Jesus for that matter. He was greedy and only cared about himself and money.
Yes, that perfume could have been used to take care of the poor, but this act was far more important in the moment. Jesus was literally getting ready to die for each and every one of us. He as being anointed before His dealt. His blood is the Ostermann valuable thing in the world, surely it was worth giving up some perfume for.
I think about some of the possessions I have had that have possessed me. When we hold onto something too tightly, maybe that's what we need to consider giving up or giving away. Jesus needs to possess our entire heart! There can be no room for "stuff" of this world.
Give everything you have to the Lord to include your entire heart!
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