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Let Alone (1)—“Let Her Alone” - All The LORD is near Daily Devotionals for 2024

Let Alone (1)—“Let Her Alone” details logo    The LORD is near - Saturday, June 19, 2022
  by Jacob Redekop, Brian Reynolds, John van Dijk, Eugene P. Vedder Jr
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Let Alone (1)—“Let Her Alone”

But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial."
John 12:7

Let Alone (1)—"Let Her Alone"
Mary of Bethany, who had before this found her happy place at the Master's feet, came to the supper prepared for Him just six days before His death, and poured upon His feet her very costly ointment of spikenard, the odor of which filled the house.

Her act of devotedness was directed toward the Lord Himself. It was in the nature of intelligent worship, but it provoked the hostility of the disciples. To them it was a "waste." They said that it should have been sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor. To them worship so pure and elevated seemed superfluous.

But the blessed Master viewed it otherwise, and placed upon it His own gracious interpretation. What they called a waste, He recognized as heartfelt worship. What they considered as so much loss to the poor, in that He saw an apprehension on her part of His coming death—an appreciation of His sufferings—which marked her as being in possession of the truth in a way unknown to them. "She has kept this for the day of My burial," were His words; just as though He gave her credit for anticipating and preparing for His burial; just as though it had been the leading thought in her mind, while His kingdom and glory had occupied those of the disciples.

But the glory is reached through death. She was right, and they were wrong; and, therefore, He gently screens her from their cruel censures. He will not allow her to suffer under their aspersion. He spreads His sheltering wing around her, and firmly says, "Let her alone." If none can value her devotedness, He can, and does; and that is enough for Mary. Her Master's smile suffices. The sense of giving Him pleasure compensates for the misunderstanding of man. Blessed experience!

John Wilson-Smith





 

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