Mark 14:3 (ESV)
And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the
leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of
ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over
his head.
This is the touching story of how Jesus was anointed
before His crucifixion. But there's one thing about this passage that stood out
to me as I read it again. Jesus was not anointed with ointment until the box of
alabaster was broken! In the same way, we must be broken before the Lord so
that His anointing can be poured out upon us to touch others!
We should never be ashamed to be broken. God will not
deny a broken heart and a contrite spirit! When we humble ourselves in His
sight and place our pride on the altar of sacrifice, it is then that God’s
anointing will be greatest upon us. It will pour out of us like the ointment
from that box -- and we will be used greatly for His kingdom!
Let's ask the Lord to break us where we need to be broken
this week so that we might be anointed completely to do the great things He's
called us to do!
Dear Lord, we ask that we would be willing to be broken. We pray that as we break our self before You
so that we may be anointed by You. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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