She Did What She Could
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She Did What She Could
She Did What She Could
3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
Her Worship Involved
Choice
3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
Nothing required
Nothing obligated
Cost
3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
very precious
Course of Action
14.3 “… there came a woman....
“.... she brake the box...”
“ she…poured it on his head”
She came prepared
She came with a purpose
She came with a plan
Criticism
4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
Critics -
vs. 4
indignation within themselves… AND SAID… WHY… was this waste of the ointment made?...
outward
obnoxious
obvious - it doesn’t take much to recognize the motive -
what do the critics do for the Lord?
How involved are they in the cause of Christ?
How committed are they in the ministry of:
encouraging the broken / discouraged / disheartened
edifying the saint
engaging the lost
Complacent
These are those that are just content where they are...
They are happy if something happens
They are happy if nothing happens -
They are happy to “not be disturbed”
not a problem / not a help
not a critic / but not an advocate
Complainers -
5. For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
not happy with anything
looking for problems
Commendation
6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
Let her alone...
Why trouble ye her?
what’s eating at you?
what’s wrong with you?
why does this bother you???
She had wrought a good work on me...
She did what she could while she could
7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
Why - She did what she could
anointing the Lord for the burying
Memorial...
Wherever this gospel shall be preached… this woman and her sacrifice, service, her worship and love will be remembered...
Commendation