The Alabaster Jar

Freddy Bafuka, March 5, 2006

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Main text: Mark 14:1-9

This woman's eyes were fixed on Jesus, not the crowd, not the food, not the world. Do you come to church for the food? for the girls (or the boys)? for the prosperity? for comforting? Or do you come with your eyes fixed on Jesus? Church and the bible have nothing else to offer but Jesus.

Are you interested in using Jesus to get blessings from him or blessing him by giving of yourself? Coming to Jesus is costlier than anything else you can do. This woman gave selflessly to Jesus (a jar of perfume worth a year of wages), without expecting anything in return.

People criticized this woman because she could have given to the poor the money she "wasted" on perfume. Those who pour themselves on Jesus know how to pour their hearts on others, selflessly. Those who pour their hearts on him know how to care for the poor. "Waste" your life on Jesus! Give everything (your time, talents, gifts, money) to the Lord before it is too late!