1 Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead. 2 A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him.3 Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.
4 But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray him, said, 5 “That perfume was worth a year’s wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor.” 6 Not that he cared for the poor—he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples’ money, he often stole some for himself.7 Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial. 8 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”9 When all the people heard of Jesus’ arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead. 10 Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too, 11 for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.
Terrie's Comments:
This is amazing... not in a good way... "Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too, for it was because of him that many of the people DESERTED THEM AND BELIEVED IN JESUS." This was a direct hit to their pride... the natural solution of course was to kill Jesus and Lazarus???? Makes complete sense to me... NOT! Seriously people! How did all those people go from following Jesus and believing in him to doing a turn around to betrayal and thinking he deserved death in just a short amount of time? Human's are so dumb sometimes... Pride still brings out the worst in people!
Tori's Comments:
I think it's obvious Judas's first thought was not for the poor. Money is never a waste when used to further God's kingdom!
Ok so no wild stories this time but Tori is out of the country at the moment on missions... I expect she will comment on this when she gets a moment and has access to internet :-)
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