Extravagant Love!

Deuteronomy 5; Deuteronomy 6; Psalm 43;
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Scripture

Jesus Anointed at Bethany

Mark 14:1-9

1 Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some sly way to arrest Jesus and kill him. 2 "But not during the Feast," they said, "or the people may riot."
3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.
4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, "Why this waste of perfume? 5 It could have been sold for more than a year's wages and the money given to the poor." And they rebuked her harshly.
6 "Leave her alone," said Jesus. "Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. 8 She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. 9 I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her."

Observation

Can you imagine someone taking something so valuable like the perfume mentioned in this story and pouring it all out all over someone as an act of worship? A year’s wages worth of perfume used in one moment of extreme, extravagant love. What compelled her to do that? I believe that she did it because she had received from Jesus, his extravagant and wonderful grace and mercy! She had been set free from a live of sin and destruction and she returned the favor by doing what she could to show her gratitude! She was criticized, and people today that worship with a little more expression and emotion are often criticized as well. Some things never change do they!


Application

What can I do today to show my love for God and for what Jesus did on the cross? Where can I be extravagant towards God?


Prayer

Heavenly Father, I love you with all my heart. Search my heart and my mind and show me anything that I need to confess or turn from. Help me to be passionate about the calling that you have given me. Help me to be extravagant in my love for others and in my love for you. You are wonderful and worthy to be praised!



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