The Fragrance of Christ's Life

During this supper at Bethany in which the 12 Apostles and a few other men reclined at the table, Mary did something which was not at all received well by Judas Iscariot and some of the other disciples. What Mary did that evening will always be remembered, for Jesus said that it would be remembered in Matthew 26: 13. And so it has, and so it will. It says that she took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair and the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. This afternoon I want to open up the significance of this act of Mary's which forever will be remembered. For I believe that it touches our lives in relation to our doing service for Jesus today. We want to look first at the act itself. Jesus calls it "a good work done for Him." Secondly, we want to look at the bad reaction to this good work. And then finally we want to look at the commendation that Jesus gave to Mary for this good work in the presence of the disciples gathered there that evening.