DAILY READINGS: 2 Kings 10; Jeremiah 45-47; Hebrews 12:1-17
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given
to the poor? John 12:5
What will ye give me, and I will deliver Him unto you? And they
covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. Matthew 26:15b
Judas was the treasurer of our Lord’s disciples and self appointed
estimator of the monetary value of things. Of the ointment that Mary
used to anoint our Lord’s feet he said, “It’s worth 300 day’s wages.”
A few days later, he would put a value on the life of Christ and agree
on 30 pieces of silver. This was equivalent to about 120 day’s wages.
What a sad commentary on his judgment! What is your estimate of
the One who gave Himself for you? —Ken Gross
I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold,
I’d rather have Him than have riches untold. —George Beverly Shea