Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had
leprosy.
During supper, a woman came in with a beautiful jar of expensive
perfume. She broke the seal and poured the perfume over his head.
(Mark 14:3, NLT)
That jar of expensive perfume was originally called an
alabaster box. It was a beautiful box which held precious contents -
ointment or perfume that was worth an entire year's salary. The woman who
poured the perfume on Jesus' head withheld none of it for herself; she gave Him all
she had in a simple act of worship.
We can all live lives of worship with the gifts and talents
that God gives us. Mary's alabaster box was full of expensive
perfume. What is in your alabaster box?
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