"As He set 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. And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence.... And Jesus said, Let her alone.... She hath done what she could.... and Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him unto them. And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money" (Mark 14:3-11). "And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver" (Matthew 26:15).
"The woman.... has done what she could."
This word was our Lord's affirmation.
Though others had thought it not good,
The Lord gave her His commendation!
And how very precious indeed
This ointment was that she had poured;
Not measured by worldly greed,
But rather by love for her Lord!
Judas knew how it was priced,
And three hundred pence was too much!
For him thirty pieces sufficed;
The worth of our Savior was such!
But heaven has rightly assessed
The infinite worth of our Savior!
May we, like this woman, be blessed,
In awe at the price of His favor!
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