DAILY READINGS: 1 Samuel 26-27; Isaiah 65; Romans 8:1-17
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, John 12:3
Mary of Bethany is a delightful character to trace. In Luke 10 she is seen as a student, sitting at the Lord’s feet hearing His words. In John 11, she is viewed as a supplicant at His feet, pouring out her woe. Finally, here she is found at His feet as a sacrificer, pouring out her worship. It was costly, equivalent to a year’s wages for a working man. When we read His Word, and supplicate His grace, valuable worship will be the result in our lives. —Robert E. Surgenor
Take my love; my Lord, I pour,
At Thy feet its treasure-store:
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee. —F. R. Havergal