Wasteful Worship
Sunday, June
11, 2017
Wasteful
Worship
Scripture:
Matthew 26:6-13
6 And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the
leper, 7 a
woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she
poured it on His head as He sat at the table. 8 But when His disciples
saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this fragrant oil
might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”
10 But when Jesus was aware of it, He said
to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for
Me. 11 For
you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. 12 For in pouring this
fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial. 13 Assuredly, I say to you,
wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done
will also be told as a memorial to her.”
Luke 7:37-38
And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that
he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask
of ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to
wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed
his feet and anointed them with the ointment.
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you
have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.
Psalm 112:6
For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever.
Devotional:
Why this waste? The woman who anointed Jesus with her tears is one with
whom I deeply identify. Her gratitude for the forgiveness and healing of her
Savior gave her no sense of decorum.
The lyrics from It Is Well With My Soul come to mind:
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, o my soul!
This grateful woman poured her tears and likely her most precious possession
out over Him. This gift was not too costly. The fragrance of her sacrifice
filled the room.
I have been in a room filled with the fragrance of spikenard. While the
fragrance itself is not my preference for personal consumption, I will never
forget the depth of my spirit’s response to this scent as it permeated a room
full of worshipers.
Today is the day when most believers celebrate our Lord. It is His day.
It is the day when we pour out our sacrifice. Let us not hold back on the
deepest places. Let us pour out our hearts to Him today and waste our deepest gratitude
to celebrate His atonement for us.
Prayer:
Today, Lord, I dedicate my heart and soul to lifting You up. You are the
Great Redeemer of my soul. It is by You that I have been brought into the
Kingdom of God and welcomed as Your child. Bless Your holy Name, Lord! Thank You
for Your gift and sacrifice.
Intercession:
Lord, I pray that as I pour my life out to You that my children would see
this and desire a relationship with You as well. I pray that their hearts would
be soft, malleable and ready to receive You and grow in You.
I lift up (take time to name and perhaps journal about the needs of your
child(ren). Ask the Lord for Scripture that applies, and take some time to
meditate on it. Ask God to give you wisdom, discernment, direction, counsel and
peace) to You and leave it with You.
I love You, Lord.
In Jesus’ Name I pray, amen.
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