Beholding Jesus

Simon the leper was a friend of Jesus. He lived in the village of Bethany. He was no longer a leper though, for Jesus had made him well of that disease. And once more he could live in his own home with his family, in Bethany. No wonder Simon was a friend of Jesus!

When ‘Simon the leper’ heard Jesus was coming to Bethany where he lived, he decided to welcome Jesus at his home, and arrange a supper for Him and His disciples. Oh what a glad news it was to the friends of Jesus in Bethany to know that the One they love so dearly is coming to their little village.

At last the guests arrived, and were invited to eat at the house of Simon the leper. While they were at the house of Simon the leper, and as they sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she went directly to where Jesus was sitting, broke the flask and poured it‘s contents upon Jesus‘ head and feet. Now this flask had contained some very rare perfume, which has cost much money, and the woman had poured it all upon the body of Jesus to show her love for Him.

Just as soon as the flask was broken the room was filled with the odor of the sweet perfume. And everyone present knew this perfume had cost much money, for it was of the very best kind. At once the people that were there began to whisper among themselves about what the woman had done.

There were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, “Why was this fragrant oil wasted? For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” And they criticized her sharply.

Jesus knew the thoughts and whisperings of all of them. He saw them question the woman about her deed, and speak unkindly to her. So He spoke to them all and said, “Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She had done a good work for Me. For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always. She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. 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.”

Perhaps the woman understood what any of them were unable to believe–that Jesus soon must die–for she had sat at His feet and listened to His words while He visited in her home. She had heard Him tell about many things, and she had believed them. And now she had poured out the costliest gift her money could buy, to anoint Jesus before He should have lie cold in death. She had done all she could to show how great her love was.

It was not because of the fragrant oil that made Jesus talked about the woman the way that He did, “Assuredly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as memorial to her.” Jesus did not say anything like this about anyone in the gospel but only to this woman, why? He saw her heart, He saw the love that she had towards Him and His heart was moved by that. She gave Him the most precious thing that she had, for she knew He was so much more precious than anything that she had. “She had done what she could.” Jesus could careless about the fragrant oil, His compassionate heart was so moved by the lovesickness that this woman had towards Him. It was all about love. The sweet-smelling of the perfume that filled the room was more than just a fragrance of oil, it was the fragrance of love.

Oh what I would do to have the love that can move the heart of my Savior…

Judas Iscariot was even more displeased when he heard Jesus’ words. He was no longer a true disciple, for he had allowed Satan to plant wrong desires in his heart. He loves riches and he had hoped someday to be a rich ruler in the kingdom he expected Jesus to set up.

Now a wicked thought crept into his heart, and he planned to go as soon as possible to the enemies of Jesus in Jerusalem and promise them to give Jesus into their power if they would give him money for his work. So after the supper was ended he left Bethany and went to see the chief priests and scribes who lived in Jerusalem.

For many days the enemies of Jesus had been talking together about how they might capture Jesus. The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by trickery and put Him to death. But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people.” They were stirred more than ever, because many people had begun to believe in Jesus, too.

When Judas Iscariot came to them they were glad, and they promised to give him money if he would bring them to Jesus when the multitude of believing friends were not near. So from then on he sought how he might conveniently betray Him. How sad!, and oh… what a shame?

i ♥ u Jesus

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i need U in my life

Please come….and dwell in my heart

…FOREVER☺

- EzZy