Giving Our Best

3) And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. 4) And there were some that had indignation within thellf selves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? 5)fu it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. 6) And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? She hath wrought a good work on me. 7) For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. 8) She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. 9) Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

What a good woman! Her gift was one that represented 300 days of work (a year's wages). That's no small token of love! There will always be poor people, but there was only one time that Christ would be here on earth. She had one chance to give her best to the Savior. She would be criticized sharply by those around her. How many chances do we have to give our best to Him? Giving our best to the Savior may include giving to the poor, but the point is, to always take advantage of opportuni' to give to the Savior! We can also know that people around us talk and judge us when we give liberally. They cannot see the sense in it. Keep doing good anyway!
Verse 9 tells us to tell the story of this woman in a tribur to her. We should pay tribute to this woman for the unselfish sri fice she made to our Savior! "Well done thou good and faithful servant!"

April 9, 2000

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Giving Our Best by John Thomas Mark 14:3-9 3) And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. 4) And there were some that had indignation within thellf selves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? 5)fu it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. 6) And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? She hath wrought a good work on me. 7) For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. 8) She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. 9) Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. What a good woman! Her gift was one that represented 300 days of work (a year's wages). That's no small token of love! There will always be poor people, but there was only one time that Christ would be here on earth. She had one chance to give her best to the Savior. She would be criticized sharply by those around her. How many chances do we have to give our best to Him? Giving our best to the Savior may include giving to the poor, but the point is, to always take advantage of opportuni' to give to the Savior! We can also know that people around us talk and judge us when we give liberally. They cannot see the sense in it. Keep doing good anyway! Verse 9 tells us to tell the story of this woman in a tribur to her. We should pay tribute to this woman for the unselfish sri fice she made to our Savior! "Well done thou good and faithful servant!" April 9, 2000 Related Articles: Is It Wrong To Have Riches? -Dec 03, 2000 More Blessed to Give Than Receive -Jan 31, 1999 Wealth -May 17, 1998 Don't Charge It: Change It! -Aug 18, 1996 Greed -Dec 03, 1995 Print this Article Discuss this Article Back to the Sermon Page	Mt. Juliet Church of Christ 1940 N. Mt. Juliet Road P.O.Box 248 Mt.Juliet, TN 37122-0248 (615)758-2274 Fax:615-754-2351 Email Worship Services: Sunday Early Worship: 8AM Sunday Bible Study: 9:15AM Sunday Late Worship: 10:15AM Night Worship: 6PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7PM