Not A Waste

I recently read the story of the woman who anointed  Jesus with perfume. (Matthew 26:6-13) I have read and taught on this story many a time, but it is amazing how God shows you something different that you never noticed before. The phrase that stuck out to me is, "Why this waste?". the disciples saw this action as a waste of money. Money that could have been given to the poor.

Then the Lord spoke to my heart, nothing is wasted on me. We have all done things for the Lord. Often this requires our time, energy and finances. Often it may go unnoticed by others, or even unappreciated by others. Sometimes we do things for the Lord, and we wonder if it is really worth it. It is easy to be discouraged as we serve the Lord. It is especially difficult when we pour our lives out as a drink offering to the Lord, and seemingly there is little reward.

The word of the Lord for you today is that your time, energy and effort, no matter how small, given in the Lord's name (this is worship) is not ignored. It has not gone to waste. God sees our heart and our every act of worship. It is a beautiful thing to him. (Matthew 26:10)