How precious is Jesus to you

Read Matthew 26:1-30

And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,

a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask 

of very costly fragrant oil,

 and she poured it on His head 

as He sat at the table.

But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, 

“why this waste?

“For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor”

But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them,

 “Why do you trouble the woman?  For she has done a good work for Me

“For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always

“For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial

“Assuredly, I say to you,

 wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world,

 what this woman has done will also be told 

as a memorial to her.”

                                                                                    Matthew 26:6-13
How precious is Jesus to you?  Would you take the most costly thing you have and give it to him?  That’s possibly what this woman did.
We need to evaluate what is most important in our lives.  All too often, going to church is just another thing we do.  We see it as serving our church, not God.  It shouldn’t be that way.
We must remember that while we are called to work within a given church congregation, it is God we are serving, not the institution.
Our service to God should be so important to us, that we get uncomfortable, if we can’t be doing the work He has called us to.
This woman loved Jesus so much, that she anointed Him with the most precious thing she had:

“...‘You shall love the LORD your God 

will all your heart, 

with all your soul, 

and with all your mind.’

                                                                         States Matthew 22:37
Something to think about:
Ask yourself these questions
* Am I serving the institution (church denomination, or congregation) I attend or am I serving God?
* Do I look on serving God in the same way I look at coaching a sports team or is there truly more to it?
* What priority is God in my life?
* Am I truly doing what God wants me to do?
* Am I honouring God?
In my work place?
Around my friends.
In my home?
Do I love the LORD my God with all my heart, soul, and mind?
                                   Think about it.