Saturday, April 16, 2011

but you will not always have me

Matthew n26:1-16
The 4th time Jesus said he will be handed over to be crucified.
time: 2 days before passover day
place: Simeon's home, a Leper. Usually people won't go into the house of a leper. Jesus seems healed him.
Beautiful thing: A woman came to Jesus with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume , which she pour on Jesus head.
Disciples saw this, they said " Why this waste?" "This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor"
Jesus said do not bother this woman, she has done a beautiful thing to me, she did it to prepare me for burial. The poor you always have with you, but you will not always have me.
Judas agrees to betray Jesus with 30 silver coins.
Why?
This woman must very love Jesus, she spend her expensive perfume poured on Jesus. may be she did not know Jesus will be crucified. Perhaps intuitively sensing the tragedy ahead.
It was common courtesy to pour a little perfume to arriving guests. Perfume was also used to anoint a body for burial. And the word "Messiah" means the one anointed for God's service.
A beautiful thing is better than good thing. Good thing is good to people, beautiful thing is honor God.
Give money to help others is more easy, but always have God is difficulty. We always have service in the Church, but always we do it by our self without the God.
Under the situation of chief priest and elder of the people gathered to plotted arrest jesus and kill him. Judas agrees to betray Jesus with 30 silver coins shine the story of one woman's love for the Load.
Money spent on Jesus and spend on poor and Jesus was betrayed with money. Money could do good & evil things.
How?
Money could be used for The Load or for help needed peoples or do evil things depending on our mind and wisdom and choice.
I away have poor with me, I always have service in the church, but I am not always have God with me. I should turn my priority let me always have God with me than just doing many things.

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