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A Woman Prepares for Jesus’ Burial

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I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her." [Matthew 26:13]

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Jesus knows everything and he knew that he would die soon.

So, before He died He told the disciples about his own death.

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Jesus went to Bethany where Lazarus his friend, lived.

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Jesus went to Simon’s house in Bethany.

This Simon had been healed from suffering from leprosy.

Simon invited Jesus to a meal.

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Jesus and the disciples were eating the meal that Simon had prepared.

While they were there, a woman came beside Jesus.

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The woman poured out perfume and its smell filled the whole room.

She began to pour it on Jesus’ head. It fell from his head to his toe.

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The jar of perfume that she poured out filled up the whole room with the sweet fragrance.

The disciples were surprised when they saw this.

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And the disciples became upset and said to her,

“Why did you waste that jar of expensive perfume?

 If you would have sold that, you could have shared it with the poor people.”

The disciples stared at her in anger.

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At that time, Jesus said to them “Why are you bothering this woman?

She has done a beautiful thing to me.”

Jesus praised what she had done. And He continued:

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“The poor will be with you in the future.

But I will not stay with you for a long time.

 This woman poured the perfume on me for the preparation of my burial.

The disciples were confused by Jesus’ saying.

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There is a custom that when a human died in Judea,

perfume should be applied on the dead body. Jesus said that the woman had done it. The woman received Jesus’ blessing because she poured perfume on His body in preparation for His burial after His death on the cross for our sins.

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The woman was very grateful for Jesus’ Grace.

So she gave Jesus the most precious thing among the things that she had.

And it was a big honor that she prepared Jesus’ burial.

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Jesus continued to say “wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

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Today, we can hear God’s words about the woman which proved to become Jesus’ prophecy. Because Jesus is God, he knew everything that he said would come to past. He is the Almighty God who knows all things that will happen in the future.

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The woman was praised because she gave Jesus the most precious thing among the things that she had and became known to everyone wherever the Gospel is spread. We cannot give a jar of very expensive perfume like the woman did but we should remember Jesus’ love when He died on the cross for our sins. When we love and serve Jesus with all our heart, Jesus is surely praised and He gives us more blessings.

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I hope that you try to become a blessed people who do good things

for Jesus with all your heart for Jesus’ praise and glory.