Wednesday 20 May 2015

Mark 14:3-9

While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of 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.

Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages[a] and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.

“Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you,[b] and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

"You will never know until Eternity all who received a blessing because of your righteous life."  Henry T Blackaby

My heart skips a beat when I read this.  It makes me want to do more, be more, strive harder, but then Jesus softly reminds its not about doing.  It is about being in Him.  As we come closer to the Heart of God, encounter his presence, the more you radiate Him from your life.  There is no do.  Acting out of who you are, your true, healing, on its way to eternity self in the growth of the Holy spirit that blesses others.  What you do will be an outpouring of who Christ is in you.  Slowly the you will fade, and the Spirit that has access to infinite love, wisdom, riches, joy, will work through you.  You will do out of being.  Being hidden in Christ.

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