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Anointing
Fragrance Follows Brokenness
Be broken and filled with His anointing!
“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.” (Mark 14:3)
This touching story of how
Yeshua (Jesus) was anointed before His crucifixion carries a beautiful
illustration that has ministered to me time and again.
I have wondered why the
alabaster box needed to be broken when Mary could have simply opened it and
poured out the nard; (extremely expensive and precious perfume which might have
been Mary's dowry).
One commentator said that she
refused to use that box for any other purpose after anointing Him.
That would make sense if it
was Mary's dowry because it would be an expression of a bridal vow to Yeshua
and no one else.
But whatever the motive in
her heart, Mary's example speaks powerfully of the total devotion and
commitment her soul had for Yeshua, her will to give the best of everything she
had; and it speaks of brokenness followed by anointing and its beautiful
fragrance.
So I believe this act is an
illustration meant to encourage every devoted soul whose offering of herself
brings circumstances which "break" her. The fragrance of perfume
following the breaking "fills the room".
Broken people
"smell" different. Their humility and love are an ambiance that is
unmistakable.
Being
broken before the Lord affects everyone around...as the Apostle Paul said, "... we are a fragrance of Christ to
God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;"
[2 Corinthians 2:15].
And Paul was a broken man.
We should never be ashamed to
be broken, even if we are criticized by those around us, as Mary was. The
Lord's commendation of her has traveled around the world for 2,000 years and
inspired millions of believers in circumstances which break them.
God will not deny a broken
heart and a contrite spirit. When we offer ourselves and our most precious
things, whether they be material, personal, dreams, longings, loved ones, or
our very destinies, 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 broken alabaster box -- and His pleasure in us will
"fill the room".
Know that when you offer your
best to the Lord your hard beautiful stone box will be broken, and after that,
the fragrance of your life will be beautiful wherever you go.
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