I wonder if you have a very important and costly heirloom that has been passed down from generation to generation in your family. Maybe there is something of great monetary or sentimental value that it would cost you greatly to lose. If you can think about that one thing, then this might capture the significance of what this unnamed woman does for Jesus. This nard would have been made from the roots of plants and imported from India. It would have been sealed in an alabaster jar that could only be used once—it could never be sealed again. Yet she has the desire and faith to know that for as long as this heirloom has been around in her family, now is the time to use it!
Judas is obviously not happy about this. He has been skimming off of the treasury that funded Jesus ministry for some time. He sees this as an act of wasting, but Jesus sees it as an act of worship. She takes what is of greatest value to her and uses it to worship her Lord.
I suppose what we do for God probably looks pretty foolish to the world too. We ‘waste’ our time coming together on Sundays. We ‘waste’ more of that time when we study God’s word together and when we go out to serve those who others say will never change. We ‘waste’ our finances by giving generously to ministries that are going to further the Gospel, both here and abroad. But may I remind you once again that what the world considers to be wasting, God considers to be some of the most beautiful acts of worship!
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