Giving Yourself Away

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Title: Giving Yourself Away
Keywords: “anoint” “oil” “sinner”
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Passage: Mark 14:3-9*

3. And while He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining [at the table,] there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume of pure nard; [and] she broke the vial and poured it over His head.

4. But some were indignantly [remarking] to one another, "Why has this perfume been wasted?

5. For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and [the money] given to the poor." And they were scolding her.

6. But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you bother her? She has done a good deed to Me.

7. For the poor you always have with you, and whenever you wish, you can do them good; but you do not always have Me.

8. She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.

9. And truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, that also which this woman has done shall be spoken of in memory of her."

Questions

1. What does it mean to you to love God?

 

2. What does it mean to you to give yourself to God?

 

Practical help

Religious people make a show of caring for others, not because they really care about others, but because it makes them look good to others just like themselves.

On the other hand, people who truly love God, do so with abandon, not caring who is watching and what they might think.

So which are you? Are you trying to impress God and others by what you give and who you are helping? Or are you loving God by giving Him the only thing you really can give Him?

You can’t give God money. He doesn’t need it. You can’t give God your house and sleep outside. He doesn’t sleep or eat or get sick. But you do have something He wants. He wants you. He wants you to give yourself to Him — just like Mary did.

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