An Everlasting Covenant
With God
Faithful God, Unfaithful People
Matthew 26:6-13 The Message
6-9 When Jesus was at Bethany, a guest of Simon the Leper, a woman came up to him as he was eating dinner and anointed him with a bottle of very expensive perfume. When the disciples saw what was happening, they were furious. “That’s criminal! This could have been sold for a lot and the money handed out to the poor.”
10-13 When Jesus realized what was going on, he intervened. “Why are you giving this woman a hard time? She has just done something wonderfully significant for me. You will have the poor with you every day for the rest of your lives, but not me. When she poured this perfume on my body, what she really did was anoint me for burial. You can be sure that wherever in the whole world the Message is preached, what she has just done is going to be remembered and admired.”
Reflect
Nothing that we give to Christ out of love for him is wasted. Christ deserves to receive our most cherished possession, ourselves. This woman, probably Martha's sister was so taken with the love Christ had shown to her family that she honored him with anointment.
Pray
Pray that your life is lived as an expression of love for Christ and the grace of God.
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