"Jesus, therefore, six days before the Passover,
came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.
Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, *said, "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people? "
- Does this at all sound familiar? Whether it's someone attacking the deeper workings of the Holy Spirit or one trying to make themselves out to be more spiritual than another, Jesus will stand up for the heart who is after His, not religion.
"Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.
...& still there are those truly out for sordid gain. Leaders of ministries or even church staff members that are literally in it for themselves.
"Therefore Jesus said, "Let her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of My burial. For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me." (John 12:1-8 NASB)
So was He saying "bah! Don't bother with the poor!"? On the contrary. We know throughout His messages that He was very specific about reaching out to the poor. But he was addressing the religious spirit.
Also, note His main point was that He prophesied of His death. He allowed her to enter into the truth of what was happening.
THOSE WHOSE HEARTS ARE HIS WILL TAKE PART IN WHAT HE'S DOING, EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T MEAN TO!
So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.
Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, *said, "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people? "
- Does this at all sound familiar? Whether it's someone attacking the deeper workings of the Holy Spirit or one trying to make themselves out to be more spiritual than another, Jesus will stand up for the heart who is after His, not religion.
"Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.
...& still there are those truly out for sordid gain. Leaders of ministries or even church staff members that are literally in it for themselves.
"Therefore Jesus said, "Let her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of My burial. For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me." (John 12:1-8 NASB)
So was He saying "bah! Don't bother with the poor!"? On the contrary. We know throughout His messages that He was very specific about reaching out to the poor. But he was addressing the religious spirit.
Also, note His main point was that He prophesied of His death. He allowed her to enter into the truth of what was happening.
THOSE WHOSE HEARTS ARE HIS WILL TAKE PART IN WHAT HE'S DOING, EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T MEAN TO!
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