Verse of the Day:
"She did what she could." Mark 14: 8a
I recently read a book entitled "She did what she could". The book studies the story of Mary of Bethany (Martha and Lazarus's sister) and her anointing Jesus with perfume (Mark 14:1-9). The book looks at what Mary did for Jesus just days before the Passover celebration and his betrayal. It then discusses what our world could look like if we all did what we could. In total devotion to Jesus, Mary takes an alabaster jar which was a beautiful and expensive carved vase filled with Nard, an expensive perfume, and poured it on his head. The vase and perfume were worth more than a year's wage. Others rebuked her for the waste of the gift. Jesus praised Mary for her unselfish act of worship and said to the disciples to "Leave her alone" (Mark 14:6). "She did what she could".(Mark 14:8a). The passage ends with "what she has done will also be told, in memory of her."(Mark 14:9).
Imagine what our world would be if everyone did what they could! This adventure of forty days of giving is a effort to do what we can in honor of what Jesus did for us. God has already supplied us with whatever we need to do what he calls us to do. Mary alway put Jesus first. I tend to be more like Martha. Today put Jesus first and as the passage says - give your gift in memory of Mary.
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