I have continued sharing a
series called BROKEN at The Community, and yesterday’s message was one that God
used greatly in my life. There are so
many different aspects of this topic.
Some are positive and some are negative.
Psalm 51:17 NASB
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
God’s desire is for us to be
useful to Him. Humility is a vital
aspect to being part of God’s plan for us and for others. We can and must acknowledge that we are weak
and in need of God.
Turn another direction. Brokenness is difficult to deal with. Depression, pain and more keep a person so
low that they almost cannot even live life.
That is where God comes in, again, and lifts us. God knows us well. He knows our hearts, and He is ready and
willing to help us through.
Psalm 34:18 NASB
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are crushed in spirit.
In the story I shared
yesterday brokenness was a part. It is
about Lazarus, Martha and Mary. The
focus is on one thing Mary did.
How we approach and worship
God is a big deal. How we look at
ourselves is a big deal as well. Notice
the different players in this scene as well as their history with Jesus. It is rich with joy, miracles and God’s
love. Let’s read:
John
12:3 NLT
Mary then took a pound of very costly
perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with
her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
It was Mary who knelt as
Jesus’ felt, poured her perfume on them and began to wipe his feet with her
hair. I can just imagine that she didn’t
make much noise and didn’t do this for the attention it would draw her. Mary was humble and simply desired to worship
and thank Jesus.
She gave Jesus a gift of the
expensive perfume. Later Jesus said she
was preparing His body for burial and what was in her heart is very important.
You can come at this story
from several different angles. Jesus was
simply as a meal at a friend’s house when worship happened. Mary made a choice to worship when others
were busy serving. Judas threw some kind
of fit because the perfume was so expensive.
He wanted to miss use the money, as he had before, and used the thought
of giving the money to help the poor as his excuse.
What we really know about
Mary is that she was humble and acknowledged her need for Jesus. And Jesus accepted her as she was.
John 12:32 NLT
And when I am lifted up from the earth,
I will draw everyone to myself.
Matthew 5:3 NASB
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Those verses exemplify what
Mary did and how she lived her life. We
need to do the same. It is time to chose
humility and fall at Jesus’ feet worshipping Him. By acknowledging our need, our pain or our
weakness, we leave room for God to show up and bless our lives.
Matthew 11:28 NASB
“Come to Me, all who are weary
and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
His rest and peace is
offered to us as we come to Him. Mary
made that choice and so should we. There
is huge perspective when we begin to worship Jesus more and more.
1 Peter 5:6 NASB
Therefore humble yourselves under
the mighty hand of God, that He
may exalt you at the proper time,
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