"She did what she could...." Jesus made that amazing comment in Mark 14.3 about a woman who went to Simon's home and poured a very expensive jar of perfume on Jesus' head. "Some were indignant at this waste." Jesus said, "Leave her alone..she has done a beautiful thing to me...she poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial..."
That comment has haunted me for years! In it, Jesus reveals what matters to God! Its not what we would expect, and its not what He would say about most of us. In fact, we rarely think about His opinion of us, do we? But some day soon, Jesus is going to make a comment about each of us. What would it be worth then, do you think, for Him to say of you..."he/she did the best he/she could."
There is another comment that hovers in my memory sometimes...the one where Jesus said "It would be better for him if he had not been born." That is in the same chapter in Mark (14) and verse 21. It referred to Judas, who was to soon betray Him. The contrast is nearly beyond belief.
I suggest that there are eternal ramifications here, that are worth serious thought.
bh December 16, 2007
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