Waste what you have on Jesus

I was doing my devos today and I found this devotional that I haven't looked @ in a while in my Bible...I opened it up and read this:

"Jesus was at Bethany, a guest of Simon the Leper. While he was eating dinner, a woman came up carrying a bottle of very expensive perfume. Opening the bottle, she poured it on his head. Some of the guests became furious among themselves. "That's criminal! A sheer waste! This perfume could have been sold for well over a year's wages and handed out to the poor." They swelled up in anger, nearly bursting with indignation over her. But Jesus said, "Let her alone. Why are you giving her a hard time? She has just done something wonderfully significant for me. You will have the poor with you every day for the rest of your lives. Whenever you feel like it, you can do something ofr them. Not so with me. She did what she could when she could--she pre-anointed my body for burial. And you can be sure that wherever in the whole world the Message is preached, what she just did is going to be talked about admiringly." (Mark 14:3-9 - The Message)

Wasting It On Jesus
Here is an account of a woman who was passionate about showing her love for Jesus. She took a jar of perfume worth a years pay, broke off the top of the bottle and poured it out on Jesus. This was really a sign of the kind of love she had for Jesus. There was nothing that she wouldn't do or sacrifice for Him.

She took probably the most imporatant and costly thing she had and "wasted" it on Him. That's what everybody else in the room thought. They were angry with her. They felt like she had done a very stupid thing and they spoke harshly to her. Jesus understood what she was doing. He silenced them all and he honoured her right there in front of everyone.

There are a few important lessons that we can receive from this scene. The first lesson is that when you go all out in love for Jesus, some people just won't understand. If you love Jesus Christ with all of your heart, you will take your most precious treasures, your life, your career dreams, and your relationships and "waste" them on Jesus. You will make sacrifices that people won't understand unless they share your deep love for Him. You need to expect that, and don't be surprised when people respond in negative ways to your passionate respnse to His call.

The second lesson is that Jesus looks at your heart of devotion for Him. Many times we get all wrapped up in how well we can serve Jesus or how good of a Christian we can be. Jesus looks at our hearts most of all. He saw right throught the extravagant, wasteful use of this priceless perfume and saw this woman's heart. When he looked at her heart, he said, "She has done something wonderfully significant for me." You can be sure that He knows your heart and He supports your desire to do His will no matter what it might cost you. Don't get discouraged by trying to figure out how everything is going to work out in your life if you serve Jesus with all of your heart. Nothing you pour out as a love gift on Jesus will be wasted.

He is so glad that you have crossed the line and that you are willing to "waste" your greatest treasures on Him and His mission in the world. He will never leave you of forsake you!"

--Day Thirty, Servant Reality - Beyond The Line