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At His Feet — Part 1
“Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment” (John 12:3).
Of all the disciples of Christ that pass before us in the Gospel story, perhaps none are marked by single-hearted devotedness to Christ more than Mary of Bethany. On the three occasions that she comes before us in the Scriptures, she is found at the feet of Jesus.
We see her first in her sister’s home at Bethany, when Mary sat at His feet as a learner (Luke 10:39). Later, when her brother Lazarus had died, she is found at His feet as a mourner (John 11:32). Lastly, she is found at His feet as a worshipper (John 12:3).
On this third occasion, Mary is found at the feet of the Lord, no longer to receive His words and to feel His sympathy, but to give to Him the worship of a heart that loved Him and overflowed with an appreciation of who He was. In this lovely scene, Mary’s gifts, acts, and attitude all breathe the spirit of worship.
(Continued next Lord’s Day)
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