Lavish Love

The apostle John writes in 1 John 3:1, "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!" What a wonderful picture- the lavish love of God. Love so wonderfully extravagant that, like a thick, rich hand cream, it must be spread around. So much love that the simple and the ordinary aren't enough. That's what set Mary's love apart that day in Bethany. She not only loved Jesus; she did something about it. And what she did and how she did it point toward the secret for more fully loving God and loving people. Mary loved with her whole heart. She didn't hold anything back. Instead, in sweet abandon, she poured everything she had into showing her love for Jesus. (From:Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World)