“Worship Anyway” by Kirk Hunt

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 KJV)

(Please read one or all of the Gospel accounts: Matthew 26: 6—13, Mark 14: 3—9; Luke 7: 36—50 or John 12: 1—8.)

Even today, an alabaster perfume box is not common. Spikenard, which grows in the Himalayas of Nepal, is still rare and costly. Mary spent over a year's wages to worship.

The other Gospel accounts emphasize a murderous conspiracy by the Pharisees. If Mary knew of their plot, she walked past them to her Messiah. Mary worshiped despite the actions or intent of others.

The Bible does not confirm that Mary was a prostitute. Scripture confirms she had been demon-possessed and a notorious sinner. Mary didn't let her past, or the murmuring busybodies, keep her from worship.

You have an opportunity to worship today. Will you pay the price? Will you walk past circumstances to worship? Are you willing to ignore your past, and the whispers, to worship Jesus?

Whatever it costs, He is worthy. No matter what others do, Jesus is available to you. No matter what has happened before, He waits for you.

You can worship. If you want to. Everything else is just details.

Think: I can worship Jesus, if I am determined.

Pray: “Lord, I worship You, because You are worthy.”

Copyright © August 2007, Kirk Hunt