Reading
SAA Notes
These verses cover four major events in that last week. The unnamed woman and her faith highlight the darkness of both the chief priests and Judas. What verse speaks to you and to your situation?
SJA Notes
* Dear God, please help us understand more of You today from Your word.
“Then one the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, ‘What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?'”
Matthew wants us to know something very important from this passage.
Directly before Judas goes and betrays Jesus to the church leaders, Jesus points out that we are to give the best that we have.
Whether poor and destitute or blessed with temporal wealth. We are to acknowledge Him with our thought, word and deed.
To pour out the expensive ointment, to see Him as worth EVERYTHING that we have to give (and more).
This is what happens right before Judas walks out, stung to the quick by Jesus’ words, down the streets to the church (temple) and into the vipers’ nest. To betray the King of Kings.
Judas could not understand Jesus! (remembering he was the accountant for the group, he took care of the money)
Why would Jesus talk about burial and anointing? Even the other disciples agreed with Judas at the time, why waste that fine expensive perfume?
Judas just couldn’t understand Jesus.
This is important for us to remember.
God must open blind eyes and deaf ears. The Spirit must pour new life into dead hearts.
To love and serve and truly (start to) understand Jesus – We must be born again!
Which is something only God can do.
Let us remember to put God in His rightful place in our lives. And pray that He would call others too, saving the souls of those around us.
* Gracious Lord,
Please help us to promote You in all that we do. To give to Jesus all that we are, our best ointments and perfumes.
That what we do might be acceptable to You.
Please save those around us, draw them to You, break open minds and revive hearts Lord God – For Your honor and Your glory.
Amen.