Mary's treasure was not in her trousseau. Her hope didn't lie in what she could get from Jesus. Her joy lay in what she could give. Judas, on the other hand, was after all he could get. That is the first difference between a love that is extravagant and a heart that is mean and tight-fisted. Consider the following: Mary had a heart of gratitude. Her brother had been raised from the dead. The Messiah had come, and he'd called her friend. What greater honor-what greater joy-than to give her all to the One who had given her so very much. Judas had a heart of greed. Things weren't turning out the way he'd planned. It caused Judas to care more about the political situation and his own bank account than the condition of his heart. Greed is a tyrant. "Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith," Paul warns Timothy in verse 10, "and pierced themselves with many griefs". The secret to happiness lies not in getting what you want, but in wanting what you have. How sad that is it possible to know God but never truly experience God. If we want intimacy with God, we must nurture a grateful heart that glorifies Jesus. (From:Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World)
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