I was recently made aware of an interesting statement in the Bible that I had not noticed before. Mark 14 tells the story of the woman who broke the alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it on Jesus' head. Some of those present thought she was foolish to waste what amounted to more than a year's salary worth of perfume. Jesus rebuked them and said that she had done a beautiful thing. Then the statement that struck me where Jesus said, "She did what she could."
This beautiful thing that the woman did to Jesus was more than sacrificing a fragrance worth more than the average Hebrew's annual salary. The beautiful thing was that she did all that she could for Jesus. Like the widow who gave all that she had, this woman exhibited her love for Christ by giving all that she had.
Which begs the question to us. Are you doing all that you can? Are you loving God and loving others (The Great Commandment - Matthew 22:37-39) with all that you are and all that you have?
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Just stopping by to say "HI" and that I found your blog.
Blessings!
leah
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