John 12:2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.
The three gospel accounts of this meal very slightly, but there are consistencies throughout: the expensive nard used to anoint Jesus, the woman who does the anointing, the disciples’ outrage at the wasted money that the nard represents, Jesus’s rebuke of the disciples’ attitudes and defense of the woman’s actions.
John 12:3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
Jesus even says in Mark 14:8 “She did what she could.” That really strict a cord. I have choices every day about what I do and how I act. I want to hear my Savior say, “Well done, good and faithful servant” when I meet Him face to face. But the reality is that I don’t always do what I can. Jesus, Help me.
John 12:4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected….
Lord, Thank You for the reminder that I am the one in charge of my attitude and my actions. Help me to do what I can, every day, to bring You praise and glory, to honor You, and to comfort Your people. Amen.
John 12:7-8 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. You will always have the poor among you,but you will not always have me.”
Have a blessed day.