Jesus was hanging with His buds when a chick comes in, busts open a jar of perfume and dumps it on Him for His burial. The buds are quick to jump all on her case and complain about what she had done. They even took the pious approach of "Come on Mary, what are you doing?! What a waste, we coulda blessed the poor. Mary why would you do something so thoughtless...."). But Jesus shut them up by simply saying, "Get over it, at least she has been paying attention." (Matthew 26.6-13)
It was the woman that were hearing and listening to what Jesus had to say. It was the woman who threw off the societal views and went all out for Jesus. (Women during these times were viewed less valuable than property and were not viewed as credible witnesses in court.) The disciples who were hand picked by Jesus, had been hearing Jesus preach for years. But had they been listening?
So the point with this entry is a few questions for you:
- Are you hearing and listening to what Jesus is saying?
- Are you willing to make a fool of yourself in front of others who have greater 'prestige' than you because of what Jesus is saying?
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