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If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Monday, April 29, 2024
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The Poor Will Always Be with You Bible Verse:John 12:1-11 (ESV) "Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial. For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.” The Plot to Kill Lazarus When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. " Message:
John really lets Judas have it. He tells us that Judas was not a true apostle who would betray Jesus in a moment of weakness; instead, Judas was a thoroughly evil man, a thief and a lover of money, so debased that he stole from charitable funds. His betrayal was thus an act entirely in character for him.
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The second great lesson of the passage is that Jesus, who had led a life of simplicity and poverty, allows Mary of Bethany to anoint his feet with an horrendously expensive perfume, the sort of luxury only a Roman aristocrat would normally indulge in.
Jesus' teaching is in transition at this point. He has led his followers gently; rather than appearing and proclaiming himself an incarnation of God, he has simply hinted at it, telling people that they will find God through him and his teachings. But he allows the use of the nard in anticipation of his death and resurrection, when people will finally know his true nature. As God come to earth, he will allow himself to be worshipped to the degree that people can spend money doing so, if they want to.
This unfortunately would later become a bone of contention and strife among churches. Being human, the leaders of various churches could not simply worship Jesus as they wanted to; instead, they thought that everyone should be forced to worship as they themselves thought proper. And so great wars have been fought between men who wanted to dedicate great sums to worship and those who wanted to worship in simplicity.
The last paragraph shows the moral bankruptcy of the Jewish leaders. Whatever might be said of Jesus, Lazarus' only offense was to have been raised from the dead! But the Sanhedrin wanted to kill him as well as Jesus, only because he was evidence of Jesus' divinity.
Meditation : Prayer : Now all glory to God, who is able to keep me from falling away and will bring me with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time,.......Amen |
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