"She broke the jar and poured the perfume on His head." - Mark 14:3b
Read the story about a woman who committed herself to revolutionary generosity found in Mark 14:3-9. "She could have sold the jar for a year's wages and used the money for the poor," they said. They were right! There were a lot of things that she could have done with a gift of that size. Instead, she poured it all out on Jesus' head. She gave it all to Jesus in a moment of revolutionary generosity.
This woman's act should catch our attention. It should cause us to wrestle with the question, "How much is too much?" The men in the room were shocked by the woman's gift not only because of its value, but because of the apparent lack of practical benefit. Jesus had to set them straight by reminding them that if He is the recipient of the gift, no value is too great.
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