Matthew 26 - wk1

"Break the Bottle"

Bryan Jones

It was an awkward scene that night in the house of Simon the Leper. Jesus and his disciples were gathered around a table when they were interrupted by Mary breaking her alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume.  They grew even more frustrated as the she began to pour out its valuable contents over the head of Jesus. They sat there dumfounded at Mary’s wastefulness. It confused them, infuriated them. They couldn’t understand why someone would do something so impractical.  Yet instead of joining the disciples in criticism, Jesus praises Mary for her passionate devotion and worship. 

If you’ve studied Jesus’ life much at all, you’ll find that He rarely did what people expected, and He consistently called people to live their lives in radical ways that often made others uncomfortable. 

This week we took a closer look at what it means to live lives of radical devotion to Jesus.