For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. - Mathew 6:21
Faith Believers,
In Matthew 26, a woman poured extremely expensive perfume all over the
feet of Jesus. She was met with indignation, even disgust, by Jesus’ disciples.
They provocatively asked,“Why this waste?”
It was a year’s worth of wages wrapped up in a bottle. This lavish act
of love stirred criticism amongst the others, as they considered a more noble
use for her perfume. They said, This perfume could have been sold at a high
price and the money given to the poor. - Matthew 26:9. What did this woman believe about Jesus to take such a precious
commodity, and in a moment, spill it out over his feet?
When we love Jesus with all our hearts, nothing is too good for Him.
And when we recognize the goodness that comes from Him — that He came to set us
free from the bondage of sin and heal our brokenness, exchanging the ashes in
our lives with the beauty and purity of His own — we can’t help but worship Him
completely, even amidst scrutiny.
This woman knew that Jesus could offer her what the world could not, a
new life with total forgiveness. Her treasure was in Jesus. Her heart was
completely set upon Him.
Jesus stands at the door of our hearts and knocks.
When we open this
door to Him, nothing we offer to Him is a waste.
A life lived in total
surrender to God is the richest life one can ever live.
Lord,
Give me strength and courage
to share with others
what You have done in
my life.
May everything I do, say, and think
bring You glory.
Amen.
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