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The Cost of the Anointing
ME:
There is a great cost to activating the anointing God places on one’s life.
As I survey the scriptures I see many examples of this.
The cost for Abraham was leaving his home to a place that would be revealed to him later.
The cost for Noah was that he had to be mocked and ridiculed for building the ark and obeying God’s voice.
The cost for Moses was that he had to give up a lavish lifestyle in Egypt and become one that was slow to speak to being one who would be the voice of God.
The cost for the Apostle Paul was his pride, position and power as a devout Jew
The cost for the disciples of Jesus, Peter, Andrew, James, and John was leaving their vocation of fishing and also leaving their families.
Peter, Andrew, James, and John left their vocation of fishing and their families
WE:
Today, many of us refuse to pay the cost of the anointing.
Unlike Abraham, we’d rather enjoy the comfort of our own homes then leave it for a destination unknown that God would lead us to.
Unlike Noah, we’d rather listen to the voices around us instead of the voice that is within us.
Unlike Moses, we’d rather enjoy the pleasures of sin rather than the treasures of heaven.
Unlike Paul, we value our our reputation above true repentance.
Unlike the Disciples, we put our work and families above our relationship with God.
There is another great examples in scripture that compares two people.
One was willing to pay the price for the anointing and the other one wasn’t.
GOD:
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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.
The cost of the Anointing is Pure devotion and humility
We see Mary here take a very expensive jar of perfume(equal to a year’s wages) which in America is about 45,000 per household and she anointed the feet of Jesus with it.
This shows her pure devotion and humilty to Christ.
The anointing is costly.
It is no cheap grace.
It is of high value therefore, it comes with a high cost.
describes the cost of following Christ.
Jesus says that if you don’t hate your your own family then cannot be my disciple.
What he means when he says that is this…You should have such a deep and intimate relationship with Jesus that all relationships pale in comparison and don’t even come close to the love you have for Him.
In our culture and times this is a hard pill to swallow.
American Christianity has a tendency to worship family over Jesus instead of worshipping Jesus with the family.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a protestant theologian said this “Costly grace is the treasure hidden in the field; for the sake of it a man will go and sell all that he has.
It is the pearl of great price to buy which the merchant will sell all his goods.
It is the kingly rule of Christ, for whose sake a man will pluck out the eye which causes him to stumble; it is the call of Jesus Christ at which the disciple leaves his nets and follows him.”
To Worship is to attribute worth to someone or something.
When we worship God we are declaring that He is worthy of our attention and devotion.
It said that after Mary anointed the feet of Jesus that the house was filled with fragrance of that perfume.
Every word, thought, and deed should be a sweet aroma to Christ.
A fragrance rising up to heaven.
It should be a pleasant smell in the nostrails of God.
When you get around certain people there is a certain glow to them that gives you an extra pep in your step and the light and glory of God just radiates from them.
You enjoy being around them because are just so full of God’s joy and you can tell that they have been with Jesus.
Then there are others.
That you kind of avoid.
Their hearts and spirit just don’t spell right.
They have stench of death to them that suck the life and joy right out of you when you are around them.
They are always negative and critical.
You can tell that they haven’t been with Jesus.
There were two reasons why Jesus was anointing by Mary.
In preparation for his burial
It was Jewish custom to wash and anoint the feet of a guest because most of the time they came in from the dusty streets wearing sandals.
Our anointing symbolizes a death to ourself and a life unto God.
The cost of that anointing was the very death of Christ that purchased eternal life for us.
Sometimes what we think as a preparation for our burial is a preparation for battle
Sometimes what we think as a preparation for our burial is a preparation for battle.
A crisis comes into our lives and we think, this is it we are finished.
But, scripture tells us time and time again that hard times come not to defeat us but to prepare us.
Their purpose is to strengthen our character and resolve so we can become experienced soldiers in the army of God equipped for battle.
We have an enemy who is like a roaring lion seeking out those to steal, kill, and destroy.
We are all on different parts of our journey with God.
But, no matter where you are at, God has you still living and breathing so He must still have a purpose for you to fulfill and cross to bear.
God says to pick up your daily and die daily to ourselves.
This involves walking in Gods strength and not our own.
This involves continuely filling ourselves with the Holy Spirit and having our eyes on the prize of Jesus Christ who is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him
The Cost of the Anointing is making enemies
Counting the cost
Judas didn’t want Mary to use the perfume to anoint Jesus.
He thought it was all a waste.
The cost of the anointing is that we will make enemies in the process.
Activating our anointing and responding to the call of God on our means that our lives are about to change in a big way.
We are met with a crisis moment in our lives.
It is said that there are about two or three decisions that we make that will shape our lives.
Don’t let anybody but God make those decisions for you!
In , Jesus lays out some guidelines of following Him.There were great crowds of people who followed Him and listened to his teachings.
Everyone loved the miracles, healing, and free food.
Jesus was cool, the talk of the town, and his popularity grew quickly.
But He knew the people’s hearts.
He knew they desired the benefits of what He did rather than an understanding of who He was.
They loved His gifts, not the life He was calling them to.
So He explained what it takes to be one of His followers.
It can be summed up as this.
Come and die to yourself.
It meant of transfer of ownership.
That you no longer belong to yourself but, you belong to God.
When we walk in this anointing, we will have people come against us.
We might have family disown us, friends betray us, and people we love leave us but we will still have Christ regardless!
Jesus was rejected in his hometown, was betrayed by a friend, and another denied him.
He also had those in power who were threatened by him.
When we walk in the light we will expose the darkness.
When we live in love, hate will be driven out.
(NLT) says...
4 “Dear friends, don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that.
5 But I’ll tell you whom to fear.
Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell.
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