A woman brings something of great worth to the home of Simon the leper for the sole purpose of anointing The Christ (The Anointed One). She offers the Lord something of costly value as an expression of worship.
In other words, worship costs us something!
You and I may not have material riches to lavish upon the Lord. We may not have an alabastar jar of expensive ointment. However, we all have the precious commodity of time!
Some might say that worship is a real waste of time. Rather than worship on a Sunday morning, we could be doing other things like working, playing, or competing (for families with children in select-team sports). This passage demonstrates that setting aside daily and weekly time for worship -- worship in which we bring ourselves to full attention before the Lord -- is a form of costly worship.
And when we bring this gift of costly worship before the Lord, he is well-pleased.
In other words, worship costs us something!
You and I may not have material riches to lavish upon the Lord. We may not have an alabastar jar of expensive ointment. However, we all have the precious commodity of time!
Some might say that worship is a real waste of time. Rather than worship on a Sunday morning, we could be doing other things like working, playing, or competing (for families with children in select-team sports). This passage demonstrates that setting aside daily and weekly time for worship -- worship in which we bring ourselves to full attention before the Lord -- is a form of costly worship.
And when we bring this gift of costly worship before the Lord, he is well-pleased.
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