Therefore Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed Jesus's feet and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. John 12:2 WEBWhile Jesus reclined at the table, Mary anointed His feet with twelve ounces of expensive perfume made of pure Spikenard oil. The plants that this oil are extracted from grow in Nepal, China, and India, so it had to be imported. Also the plants only yield a small amount of oil when crushed, so this made it really expensive, and a luxury item. As Judas said, the amount of oil that Mary poured on Jesus' feet would have been worth a year's wages for an average farm worker.
Mary saw something in Jesus that she had never seen in anyone else. He was special. There had never been anyone like Him. She took one of her most valuable possessions and she anointed His feet with it, and then wiped them with her hair. That had to be the most endearing foot washing that a person has ever received.
Judas was in the same room, with the same people, yet he complained. He felt that the precious oil was wasted on Jesus. What a stark contrast that two people had while looking at the same Man.
God sees the value in each of us and we are precious to Him, yet the devil sees us as a waste. We constantly have this battle going on inside of us. The bad thoughts, the rejection and the worthlessness, all come from the same loudmouthed enemy. The good thoughts, acceptance, understanding, the hope and a future, come from the Holy Spirit.
Do not listen to the enemy's lies. God loves you and the past is gone. Shake off the heaviness and try it again. God will anoint you with a costly anointing because He believes that you are worth it. He sees you as precious, just as Mary did with Jesus.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, please help me to see the love that You have for me in a clear way. Let me see through Your eyes and feel Your heart. Fill me with Your life and lead me into all that You have for me on this earth, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.Note: Good morning! Do you have a favorite RHM devotional that you'd like to re-visit sometimes? If so, here is the link to the list, which includes a searchable form. Hope y'all have a blessed day!
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, please help me to see the love that You have for me in a clear way. Let me see through Your eyes and feel Your heart. Fill me with Your life and lead me into all that You have for me on this earth, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen...thank you
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Thank you Jesus for answering our prayers. Thank you for RHM.We love and worship you. Amen
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Kim, you got me hollerin’ over herrrre! Glory to God!!! You just preached a mini sermon! Hallelujaaaaahhhh!!!! You hit the nail on the head! Why do we listen to that old slewfoot devil? The Creator of the universe loves us!!! Hallelujaaaaahhhh!!!
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I have nothing more than to give myself completely to Our Lord. Have your way in me....
Amen. Help me to see, feel and know the love you have for me. Lead me to the life you have for me in Jesus name I pray, Amen. Thank you Pastor Dion.
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Heavenly Father thank you for loving me inspite of all my failures. Lord please continue to anoint pastor Todd and his Wife Sylvia. Lord Jesus I plead the blood of Jesus over them . Let no weapon that form against them prosper and let no plans of the enemy work against them in Jesus name. Heavenly Father continue to use pastor Todd to deliver your word to millions of people in this world who don’t have access to a bible to hear your word through your son Pastor Todd. Thank you pastor for this reminder about how precious we are to God. Don’t believe the lies of the enemy. Thank you pastor Dion God bless
Heavenly Father, You know I'm a sinner. I ask You to anoint me with the fragrance of Your love,in Jesus name I pray.Amen.
Thank you for this. Really needed it right now.
Amen. Thank You, Lord.
I certainly can relate, to being attacked by the lies of the enemy. I also can definetely say that by keeping my focus on Jesus, I was given victory, everytime!
I sometimes seemingly tend to doubt myself. But the Lord bless me to try anyway. God is good to me. I notice that when I make an effort to try versus let fear and doubt come over me, things seem to work out in my favor. I have also learned that if I don't try, then I will never know what the expected out come would be. Someone told me to stop giving up and continue to try no matter how hard it seems to be. I have not had any money the last couple of days. I have been walking to work which is a 40 minute walk. I also have been walking back home which is a 40 minute walk, because I did not have a dollar to get on the bus. In the last year I walked to work and catch the bus back home. A year ago I weighed 260 pounds. Now I weigh 230 pounds. All of my clothing are too big. I have to buy new clothes now. I love Jesus and I believe that when we make a sacrifice to do something he is always there.
Amen, thank you Pastor Dion! May we always see Jesus the way Mary did, as the most precious being ever, being God and man! May we always put Him first in everything in total surrender! And, may we never forget His sacrifuce! Praise His Holy Name!
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Amen. Praise God! Thanks, Pastor Todd! Heavenly Father, please help me to see the love that You have for me in a clear way. Let me see through Your eyes and feel Your heart. Fill me with Your life and lead me into all that You have for me on this earth, in the Name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.