First off, I missed ya'll so much last week!! I'm so glad to be back from vacation. It was awesome to come back to such a sweet, worshipful spirit in our church service Sunday night. I recently read Facedown Worship by Matt Redman. He wrote "Who can fathom the depths of the God we worship? Who can describe His unapproachable light? Who can predict His wonderful ways? Who can measure the depths of His love? Who can sound the depths of glory? Every single song falls short. No poetry says it well enough. No melody expresses it beautifully enough."
While we can never fully comprehend the awesomeness of God, we can at least attempt to grasp that the Lord is holy, He is majestic, He is righteous, He is all powerful, He is magnificent, He is faithful, He is our strength, He is our protector, He is our peace, He is our joy, He is our healer and He is all the hope that we have in this world!
I don’t think anyone in history understood worship more than Mary of Bethany. She understood Jesus. She saw Him for who He was and she loved Him for it. When Martha asked Jesus to tell her sister to help her, much to her surprise, Jesus spoke up on Mary’s behalf. He even praised Mary by saying, “Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” He also said, “She hath wrought a good work on me. She hath done what she could. Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached through the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.” Mary never preached the gospel. She never built a church or did anything that you and I would normally consider spectacular. She was simply a woman who loved Jesus and wasn't ashamed to show it. Yet, Jesus commended her and said, “she hath wrought a good work on me” and her works are told even today. Mary understood Jesus and as the time of the crucifixion approached, she sensed His anguish. She took the best that she had and unknowingly anointed Him for burial. Her act was spontaneous, unforced and sprang forth from the depths of her heart. She was compelled to show her love to Jesus. Luke 7:36-50 (KJV) is such a wonderful example of worship. She did not care what anyone else thought of her. She did her best to show the gratitude in her heart. She washed His feet with tears, she kissed His feet and anointed them with precious ointment. Tears come only from deep emotion. She was aware that Jesus loved her and that He could lift her out of despair…and He did not fail her.
Her actions lasted for eternity. Her worship has inspired the world. She did not go to Jesus with the attitude of “What can He do for me?” she went with the attitude of “What can I do for Him?” What you and I may view as extravagant behavior was not extravagant to Mary. She simply wanted to show the true feelings in her heart to the highest degree. In those moments, being female, Mary probably felt very insignificant. She wasn’t deaf so I’m sure she heard the mumblings of the people around her. She was very humble in spirit as she knelt before the feet of Jesus. She allowed Him to rule and reign in her life, making Him king of her heart.
You and I do not have an alabaster box and, if we did, breaking it at the altar wouldn’t be the same as breaking it at His feet. What we can do, is give Him our hearts. Do you remember a time when you unashamedly worshipped Him? When you thanked Him simply for being who He is? When you longed to bless Him? When your tears flowed freely as you bared your heart and dreams to Him? A true Lady in Waiting understands the pleasing aroma of worship that flows from her heart…The song of the heart is complete. Pure worship.
Lots of love,
Amberly
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