Matthew 26:6-10 NASB  Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper, a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table. But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste? For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.” But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you bother the woman? For she has done a good deed to Me.

Oh how I hate wasting things.  When I accidentally spill something, or have to throw out produce that spoiled, it hurts my practical little heart. But with a toddler in my home, waste is an everyday occurrence. There is always food that falls (or is thrown) on the floor, and he loves to pull wet wipes out of the container just for fun! Today, he got a hold of a bag of dental floss picks and poured out almost all of them on the bathroom floor. He had a lot of fun playing with them until I discovered him and threw them all away.

So I can see where the disciples were coming from when a very expensive bottle of perfume was just poured out at the table, what was the good in that? But when we do something for Jesus, it is never a waste! Have you ever felt like your acts of service were going unnoticed? Have you ever done something kind only to have it be unappreciated? Well when we do our good deeds for Jesus, they are never wasted. He knows our hearts, and he will use whatever we bring to His table.

-Kevi

 

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